Toxin production in a rare and genetically remote cluster of strains of the <it>Bacillus cereus </it>group
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Three enterotoxins are implicated in diarrhoeal food poisoning due to <it>Bacillus cereus</it>: Haemolysin BL (Hbl), Non-haemolytic enterotoxin (Nhe), and Cytotoxin K (CytK). Toxin gene profiling and assays for detection...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-05-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/43 |