Prevalence, phenotypic traits and molecular characterization of emetic toxin-producing Bacillus cereus strains isolated from human stools in Korea

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1042-1049

  Chon, J W ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Lee, S J ^b   Hyeon, J Y ^a   Song, K Y ^a   Park, C ^a   Seo, K H ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Characterization; Emetic toxin; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; FORMAL LANGUAGES; GENES; HYDROLYSIS; STARCH; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; CHARACTERIZATION; EMETIC TOXINS; FOOD POISONING; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERS; PHENOTYPIC TRAITS; POISONING CASE; SPORADICS; SUBTYPINGS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEFEPIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOTOXIN K; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN FM; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL; HEMOLYSIN BL A TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN BL C TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN BL D TOXIN; IMIPENEM; NONHEMOLYTIC A TOXIN; NONHEMOLYTIC B TOXIN; NONHEMOLYTIC C TOXIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SALICIN; STARCH; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DATABASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; FECES; FOOD POISONING; GENOTYPE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS INFECTION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

KOREA;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84859568163     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05277.x     Document Type: Article

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