Importantly, an entomopathogenic bacterium B.thuringiensis can also produce some enterotoxins similar to B.cereus.I it was recently found to be probably involved in food poisoning.

• 与蜡状芽孢杆菌同属的苏云金杆菌也能产生类似的肠毒素,近来发现它可能与食品中毒有关。