Cytotoxicity in Bacillus mojavensis is abolished following loss of surfactin synthesis: Implications for assessment of toxicity and food poisoning potential

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-49

  From, C ^a   Hormazabal, V ^a   Hardy, S P ^a   Granum, P E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Food poisoning; Lichenysin A; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

ENDOPROTEASE V8; ENZYME; HOT WATER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPEPTIDE; METHANOL; PEPSIN A; PROTEINASE K; SURFACTIN; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FOOD POISONING; GENE; HEMOLYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SFP GENE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FOOD POISONING; HEAT; HUMANS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SOLUBILITY; SPERM MOTILITY; TOXICITY TESTS; VERO CELLS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 34248222024     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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