Gene detection and toxin production evaluation of hemolysin BL of Bacillus cereus isolated from milk and dairy products marketed in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1195-1198

  Reis, Andre L S ^a   Montanhini, Maike T M ^a   Bittencourt, Juliana V M ^b   Destro, Maria T ^c   Bersot, Luciano S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Dairy products; Detection; Milk; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL PROTEIN, BACILLUS;

ANIMAL; BACILLUS CEREUS; BRAZIL; DAIRY PRODUCT; GENETICS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRAZIL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOASSAY; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84897447546     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822013000400024     Document Type: Article

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