Riboprint and virulence gene patterns for Bacillus cereus and related species

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1146-1155

  Kim, Young Rok ^a   Batt, Carl A ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Ribogroup; Ribotype; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCET; PROTEIN CERAB; PROTEIN ENTFM; PROTEIN HBLA; PROTEIN HBLC; PROTEIN HBLD; PROTEIN PI PLC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL PROTEIN, BACILLUS;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 53149153217     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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