Formation of cereulide and enterotoxins by Bacillus cereus in fermented African locust beans

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1441-1447

  Thorsen, Line ^a   Azokpota, Paulin ^b   Munk Hansen, Bjarne ^c   Rønsbo, Mie Hvillum ^a   Nielsen, Kristian Fog ^d   Hounhouigan, D Joseph ^b   Jakobsen, Mogens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Afitin; African locust beans (Parkia biglobosa); Bacillus cereus; Cereulide; Enterotoxins; Iru; Sonru

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEREULIDE; DEPSIPEPTIDE; ENTEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CERCOPITHECUS; FABACEAE; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DEPSIPEPTIDES; ENTEROTOXINS; FABACEAE; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; VERO CELLS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PARKIA FILICOIDEA;

EID: 80052965269     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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