Heat-stable toxin production by strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus simplex and Bacillus licheniformis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 313-317

  Taylor, Janice M W ^a   Sutherland, Alastair D ^a   Aidoo, Kofi E ^a   Logan, Niall A ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Emetic food poisoning; Heat stable toxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEREULIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS LICHENFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SIMPLEX; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SEROTYPE; THERMOSTABILITY; TOXICITY; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VOMITING;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DRUG STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HEAT;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SIMPLEX;

EID: 11144297766     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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