Study on cytotoxicity and nucleotide sequences of enterotoxin FM of Bacillus cereus isolated from various food sources

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1425-1432

  Boonchai, Nudjaree ^a   Asano, Shin Ishiro ^b   Bando, Hisanori ^b   Wiwat, Chanpen ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Cytotoxicity; Enterotoxin FM; Food poisoning; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN FM; HEMOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VERO CELL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BASE SEQUENCE; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 52949121754     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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