Toxin producing Bacillus cereus persist in ready-to-reheat spaghetti Bolognese mainly in vegetative state

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 236-243

  Rajkovic, Andreja ^a,b   Kljajic, Milica ^b   Smigic, Nada ^b   Devlieghere, Frank ^a   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Pasta; Ready to reheat; Spores; Toxins; Vegetative cells

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COUNT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIARRHEA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; VOMITING;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; PASTA; READY-TO-REHEAT; SPORES; TOXINS; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENTEROTOXINS; FAST FOODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD STORAGE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84885722746     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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