Toxin profile, antibiotic resistance, and phenotypic and molecular characterization of Bacillus cereus in Sunsik

Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 217-222

  Chon, Jung Whan ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^b   Lee, Sun Jin ^b   Hyeon, Ji Yeon ^a,b   Seo, Kun Ho ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Characterization; Prevalence; Sunsik

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SOUTH KOREA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84864341215     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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