Toxin gene pattern in Bacillus cereus group strains isolated from sheep ricotta cheese

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  De Santis, E P L ^a,b   Foddai, A ^a   Virdis, S ^a   Marongiu, P ^a   Pilo, A L ^a   Scarano, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. cereus group; Sheep ricotta cheese; Toxin genes pattern; Toxin production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHEESE; DAIRYING; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MILK; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 52049123396     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9139-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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