One pathogen but two different types of foodborne outbreak: Bacillus cereus in catering facilities in Germany

Case Studies in Food Safety and Authenticity: Lessons from Real-Life Situations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 63-70

  Ehling Schulz, M ^a   Messelhausser U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Catering; Diarrhea; Emetic syndrome; Endospore forming bacteria; Spores; Toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875827648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-85709-412-4.50007-2     Document Type: Chapter

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