Cytotoxic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains ATCC 11778 and 14579 Against Human Lung Epithelial Cells Under Microaerobic Growth Conditions

Cytotoxic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains ATCC 11778 and 14579 Against Human Lung Epithelial Cells Under Microaerobic Growth Conditions

Bacillus cereus, a food poisoning bacterium closely related to Bacillus anthracis, secretes a multitude of virulence factors including enterotoxins, hemolysins, and phospholipases. However, the majority of the in vitro experiments evaluating the cytotoxic potential of B. cereus were carried out in t...

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Main Authors: Kathleen eKilcullen, Allison eTeunis, Taissia G Popova, Serguei G Popov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacillus cereus
Cytotoxicity
lung epithelial cells
Culture filtrates
cereolysin O
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00069/full

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