Heterogeneity observed in the components of hemolysin BL, an enterotoxin produced by Bacillus cereus

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 159-167

  Schoeni, Jean L ^a   Lee Wong, Amy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Enterotoxin; Hemolysin BL; Heterogeneity; Multicomponent toxin

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS CEREUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032692997     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00158-0     Document Type: Article

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