A poisonous cocktail: interplay of cereulide toxin and its structural isomers in emetic Bacillus cereus

Food intoxications evoked by emetic Bacillus cereus strains constitute a serious threat to public health, leading to emesis and severe organ failure. The emetic peptide toxin cereulide, assembled by the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase CesNRPS, cannot be eradicated from contaminated food by usual hy...

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Main Authors: Markus Kranzler, Veronika Walser, Timo D. Stark, Monika Ehling-Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1337952/full