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Phenotypic homogeneity of emetic Bacillus cereus isolates in China.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Nov 2021
Yang Y, Foster J T, Yi M, Zhan L, Zhang Y, Zhou B, Jiang J, Mei L
Abstract excerpt
Emetic Bacillus cereus strains produce a potent cereulide cytotoxin, which can cause acute and fatal cases of food poisoning. We isolated 18 emetic B. cereus strains from a food poisoning event, and from clinical and non-random food surveillance in China and phenotypic characteristics of haemolysis, starch hydrolysis, salicin fermentation, gelatin liquefaction, cytotoxicity, and susceptibility to antibiotics were...
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