Molecular epidemiology of Bacillus cereus food poisoning

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 523-525

  Ombui, J N ^a   Kagiko, M M ^a   Arimi, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN, BACILLUS CEREUS; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL PROTEIN, BACILLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FOOD POISONING; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD POISONING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MILK; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035495402     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i10.8961     Document Type: Article

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