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Comparison of enterotoxin production and phenotypic characteristics between emetic and enterotoxic Bacillus cereus.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jul 2010
Kim Jung-Beom, Kim Jai-Moung, Kim So-Yeong, Kim Jong-Hyun, Park Yong-Bae, Choi Na-Jung, Oh Deog-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus cereus was divided into emetic toxin (cereulide)- and enterotoxin-producing strains, but emetic toxin-producing B. cereus is difficult to detect immunochemically. Screening methods for emetic toxin-producing B. cereus are needed. The objectives of this study were to identify and detect emetic toxin-producing B. cereus among 160 B. cereus strains, and to compare enterotoxin production and phenotypic...
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