Potential of Bacillus cereus for producing an emetic toxin, cereulide, in bakery products: Quantitative analysis by chemical and biological methods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1047-1054

  Jääskeläinen, Elina L ^a   Häggblom, Max M ^a,b   Andersson, Maria A ^a   Vanne, Liisa ^c   Salkinoja Salonen, Mirja S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038384662     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.6.1047     Document Type: Article

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