Literature review on the safety of Toyocerin®, a non-toxigenic and non-pathogenic Bacillus cereus var. toyoi preparation

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-246

  Williams, Lonnie D ^a   Burdock, George A ^a   Jiménez, Guillermo ^b   Castillo, Marisol ^b  

^a Burdock Group   (United States)

^b Rubinum SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus var. toyoi; Toyocerin

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; LEAD; MERCURY; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOYOCERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE TOXICITY; AMES TEST; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EYE IRRITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SALMONELLA; SHELF LIFE; SWINE; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT DURATION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; MICE; PROBIOTICS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS BIOVAR TOYOI; BOS; GALLUS GALLUS; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349481688     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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