Objective To provide a genetic basis for scientific prevention and control of food poisoning caused by Bacillus cereus， the pathogenic characteristics of foodborne Bacillus cereus strains isolated in Yueyang City Hu’nan Province from 2014 to 2019 were understood.Methods The virulence genes hemolysin A （hblA） and phospholipase C （plc） were sequenced and amplified from 26 Bacillus cereus strains isolated from catering stores in Yueyang City from 2014 to 2019. Seqman and MEGA X software were used to analyze the nucleotide sequences of hblA and plc genes of Bacillus cereus.Results The homology between the coding product of genes hblA and plc of Bacillus cereus isolated from Yueyang City and corresponding Bacillus cereus protein sequences in GenBank were greater than 93.0%.Conclusion The hblA and plc genes of Bacillus cereus isolated from Yueyang City have high homology with Bacillus cereus gene sequences in GenBank， indicating relatively closer genetic relationship. This study lays the research foundation for further understanding and scientific prevention and control of food poisoning events caused by Bacillus cereus.