Toxin production potential and the detection of toxin genes among strains of the Bacillus cereus group isolated along the dairy production chain

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1201-1208

  Svensson, Birgitta ^a   Monthán, Amanda ^a   Guinebretière, Marie Hélène ^b   Nguyen Thé, Christophe ^b   Christiansson, Anders ^a  

^a Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^b UMR A 408 INRA University of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Emetic toxin; Enterotoxins; Milk; Psychrotrophic; Toxin production

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXICITY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM;

BACILLUS CEREUS; EMETIC TOXIN; ENTEROTOXINS; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); TOXIN PRODUCTION;

GENES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP;

EID: 34547100576     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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