Probiotic Bacillus cereus strains, a potential risk for public health in China

Probiotic Bacillus cereus strains, a potential risk for public health in China

Bacillus cereus is an important cause of foodborne infectious disease and food poisoning. However, B. cereus has also been used as a probiotic in human medicine and livestock production, with low standards of safety assessment. In this study, we evaluated the safety of 15 commercial probiotic B. cer...

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Main Authors: Kui eZhu, Christina Susanne Hölzel, Yifang eCui, Ricarda eMayer, Yang eWang, Richard eDietrich, Andrea eDidier, Rupert eBassitta, Erwin eMärtlbauer, Shuangyang eDing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Asia
Bacillus cereus
China
Enterotoxins
Probiotics
Transformation, Bacterial
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00718/full

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