Comparison of enterotoxin production and phenotypic characteristics between emetic and enterotoxic Bacillus cereus

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1219-1224

  Kim, Jung Beom ^a   Kim, Jai Moung ^b   Kim, So Yeong ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^c   Park, Yong Bae ^a   Choi, Na Jung ^b   Oh, Deog Hwan ^b  

^a Gyeonggi do Research Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

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EID: 77955979000     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.7.1219     Document Type: Article

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