Enterotoxigenic Profiles of Food-Poisoning and Food-Borne Bacillus cereus Strains
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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Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Pub Date:
- August 2002
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- Bibcode:
- 2002JCMb...40.3053G