Extracellular enzyme production and enterotoxigenic gene profiles of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from cheese in Turkey

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 829-834

  Molva, Celenk ^a   Sudagidan, Mert ^a   Okuklu, Burcu ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cheese; Enterotoxin genes

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 63449097784     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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