Bacillus cereus food poisoning: international and Indian perspective

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2500-2511

  Tewari, Anita ^a   Abdullah, Swaid ^b  

^a GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Food poisoning; Meat; Milk; Toxin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; MEATS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); VIRUSES;

COOKED FOOD; COOKING TEMPERATURES; FOOD BORNE DISEASE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PRODUCERS; FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS; MILK; TOXIN;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; FUNGI;

EID: 84939415706     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1344-4     Document Type: Review

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