Characteristics of enterotoxin distribution, hemolysis, lecithinase, and starch hydrolysis of Bacillus cereus isolated from infant formulas and ready-to-eat foods

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1652-1660

  Hwang, Ji Yeon ^a   Park, Jong Hyun ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Enterotoxin gene; Infant formula; Lecithinase activity; Starch hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS;

ENTEROTOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE; STARCH; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACILLUS CEREUS; FAST FOOD; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ENTEROTOXINS; FAST FOODS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHOSPHOLIPASES; STARCH; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84924027446     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9042     Document Type: Article

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