Enterotoxigenic Profiles of Food-poisoning and Food-borne Bacillus Cereus Strains

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2002 Aug 1

PMID 12149378

Citations 115

Authors

Marie-Helene Guinebretiere

Veronique Broussolle

Christophe Nguyen-The

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Abstract

The enterotoxigenic profiles of 51 B. cereus food-related strains were compared to those of 37 B. cereus food-poisoning strains. cytK and association of hbl-nhe-cytK enterotoxin genes were more frequent among diarrheal strains (73 and 63%) than among food-borne strains (37 and 33%). Unlike diarrheal strains, food-borne strains showed frequent nhe and hbl gene polymorphisms and were often low toxin producers.

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