Various enterotoxin and other virulence factor genes widespread among bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 872-879

  Kim, Min Ju ^a   Han, Jae Kwang ^a   Park, Jong Su ^a   Lee, Jin Sung ^b   Lee, Soon Ho ^c   Cho, Joon Il ^c   Kim, Keun Sung ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

^c Nutrition Safety Policy Division The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Enterotoxins; Genes; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

CEREULIDE; CYTOTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BCET GENE; CERA GENE; CERB GENE; CERO GENE; CES GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PROTECTION; CYTK GENE; ENTFM GENE; ENTS GENE; FOOD POISONING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HBLA GENE; HBLC GENE; HBLD GENE; HLYA GENE; HLYII GENE; HLYIII GENE; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NHEA GENE; NHEB GENE; NHEC GENE; NONHUMAN; PLCA GENE; PLCR GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOROGENESIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENTEROTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84934921938     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1502.02003     Document Type: Article

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