Evaluation of methods for recognising strains of the Bacillus cereus group with food poisoning potential among industrial and environmental contaminants

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-144

  Pirttijarvi, Tuija S M ^b   Andersson, Maria A ^c   Scoging, Anne C ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, Mirja S ^c  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Emetic toxin; Enterotoxins; Food poisoning; Ribotyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD POISONING; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033023337     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80036-8     Document Type: Article

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