From genome to toxicity: A combinatory approach highlights the complexity of enterotoxin production in Bacillus cereus

From genome to toxicity: A combinatory approach highlights the complexity of enterotoxin production in Bacillus cereus

In recent years Bacillus cereus has gained increasing importance as a food poisoning pathogen. It is the eponymous member of the B. cereus sensu lato group that consists of eight closely related species showing impressive diversity of their pathogenicity. The high variability of cytotoxicity and the...

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Main Authors: Nadja eJessberger, Viktoria eKrey, Corinna eRademacher, Maria-Elisabeth eBöhm, Ann-Katrin eMohr, Monika eEhling-Schulz, Siegfried eScherer, Erwin eMärtlbauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacillus cereus
Enterotoxins
NHE
food poisoning
HBL
host cell cytotoxicity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00560/full

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