Molecular identification and safety of Bacillus species involved in the fermentation of African oil beans (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth) for production of Ugba

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Ahaotu, I ^a   Anyogu, A ^c   Njoku, O H ^b   Odu, N N ^b   Sutherland, J P ^c   Ouoba, L I I ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African oil bean seeds; Bacillus; Fermentation; Identification; Safety; Ugba

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CYTOTOXIN; CYTOTOXIN K; DNA 16S; DNA 23S; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; EM1 PROTEIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BLA; HEMOLYSIN BLC; HEMOLYSIN BLD; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; NHEA PROTEIN; NHEB PROTEIN; NHEC PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS SENSU LATO; BACILLUS CLAUSII; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SAFENSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FOOD SAFETY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LYSINIBACILLUS XYLANILYTICUS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENTACLETHRA MACROPHYLLA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SCREENING;

EID: 84873164989     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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