Enterotoxigenic gene profiles of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus megaterium isolates recovered from honey

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Lopez A C ^a   Alippi, A M ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus megaterium; Coagulase activity; Enterotoxins; Hemolysis; Honey; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; CYTOTOXIN K; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN HBL; ENTEROTOXIN NHE COMPLEX; ENTEROTOXIN T; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HEMOLYSIS; HONEY; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; ENTEROTOXINS; HONEY;

EID: 77958057718     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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