Table 1. Differential Characteristics of B. anthracis B. cereus and B. thuringiensis

Characteristic B. anthracis B. cereus and 
B. thuringiensis 
growth requirement for thiamin
+
-
hemolysis on sheep blood agar
-
+
glutamyl-polypeptide capsule
+
-
lysis by gamma phage
+
-
motility
-
+
growth on chloral hydrate agar
-
+
string-of-pearls test
+
-

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