Properties of Bacillus cereus and other bacilli contaminating biomaterial-based industrial processes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 231-239

  Pirttijarvi T S M ^a   Andersson, M A ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacillus cereus; Emetic toxin; Food hygiene; Food packaging; Lecithinase; Nitrate reductase; Paperboard; Ribotyping; Whole cell fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; BREVIBACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PAPER INDUSTRY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; RIBOTYPING;

EID: 0343341717     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00313-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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