From soil to gut: Bacillus cereus and its food poisoning toxins

LP Stenfors Arnesen, A Fagerlund… - FEMS microbiology …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Bacillus cereus is widespread in nature and frequently isolated from soil and growing plants,
but it is also well adapted for growth in the intestinal tract of insects and mammals. From …

Genomics of the Bacillus cereus group of organisms

DA Rasko, MR Altherr, CS Han… - FEMS microbiology …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Members of the Bacillus cereus group of organisms include Bacillus cereus, Bacillus
anthracis and Bacillus thuringiensis. Collectively, these organisms represent microbes of …

Identification of anthrax toxin genes in a Bacillus cereus associated with an illness resembling inhalation anthrax

AR Hoffmaster, J Ravel, DA Rasko… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals.
It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen and cause of food …

Biology and taxonomy of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, and Bacillus thuringiensis

GT Vilas-Bôas, APS Peruca… - Canadian journal of …, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
Three species of the Bacillus cereus group (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, and Bacillus
thuringiensis) have a marked impact on human activity. Bacillus cereus and B. anthracis are …

Microbial characterization of probiotics–Advisory report of the W orking G roup “8651 Probiotics” of the B elgian S uperior H ealth C ouncil (SHC)

G Huys, N Botteldoorn, F Delvigne… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
When ingested in sufficient numbers, probiotics are expected to confer one or more proven
health benefits on the consumer. Theoretically, the effectiveness of a probiotic food product …

Characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Italian Bella di Cerignola table olives: selection of potential multifunctional starter cultures

A Bevilacqua, C Altieri, MR Corbo… - Journal of food …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Lactic acid bacteria (19 isolates) from Bella di Cerignola Italian table olives were
investigated for their technological and probiotic properties for the selection of …

Toxin profile, antibiotic resistance, and phenotypic and molecular characterization of Bacillus cereus in Sunsik

JW Chon, JH Kim, SJ Lee, JY Hyeon, KH Seo - Food microbiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Sunsik, a ready-to-eat food in Korea, is comprised of various agricultural and marine
products, and has been an important concern in Bacillus cereus food poisoning. The aim of …

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

MJ Kim, JK Han, JS Park, JS Lee, SH Lee… - … of Microbiology and …, 2015 - koreascience.kr
Many strains of Bacillus cereus cause gastrointestinal diseases, and the closely related
insect pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis has also been involved in outbreaks of diarrhea. The …

Genotypic diversity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from African traditional alkaline‐fermented foods

LII Ouoba, CAG Nyanga‐Koumou… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aim: To identify and compare lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from alkaline fermentations
of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaves, roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and African …

Determining the source of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformis isolated from raw milk, pasteurized milk and yoghurt

J Banykó, M Vyletělová - Letters in applied microbiology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Aims: Strain‐specific detection of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus licheniformi s in raw and
pasteurized milk, and yoghurt during processing. Methods and Results: Randomly selected …