Genetic diversity of clinical isolates of <it>Bacillus cereus </it>using multilocus sequence typing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Bacillus cereus </it>is most commonly associated with foodborne illness (diarrheal and emetic) but is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe and fatal infections. Several multilocus sequence typing (MLST...

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Main Authors: Pruckler James M, Helsel Leta, Gee Jay E, Marston Chung K, Novak Ryan T, Hoffmaster Alex R, Wilkins Patricia P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/191