Genetic diversity, antimicrobial resistance and toxigenic profiles of Bacillus cereus isolated from food in Brazil over three decades

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-16

  Chaves, Jeane Quintanilha ^a   Pires, Eder Soares ^b   Vivoni, Adriana Marcos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacillus cereus; Genetic diversity; Toxigenic profile

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTK 2 GENE; FOOD; FOOD POISONING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 79954999783     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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