A novel sensitive bioassay for detection of Bacillus cereus emetic toxin and related depsipeptide ionophores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1338-1343

  Andersson, M A ^a   Mikkola, R ^a   Helin, J ^b   Andersson, M C ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, M ^a  

^a Dept of Appl Chem and Microbiol ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DEPSIPEPTIDE; EMETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOCHONDRION SWELLING; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031977411     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.4.1338-1343.1998     Document Type: Article

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