Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Bacillus cereus infections

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-198

  Kotiranta, Anja ^a   Lounatmaa, Kari ^a   Haapasalo, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; S layer

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; COLLAGENASE; EMETIC AGENT; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME RELEASE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034095995     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00269-0     Document Type: Review

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