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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2002, p. 3053-3056, Vol. 40, No. 8
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3053-3056.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Enterotoxigenic Profiles of Food-Poisoning and Food-Borne Bacillus cereus Strains

Marie-Hélène Guinebretière,* Véronique Broussolle, and Christophe Nguyen-The

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR A408 Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine Végétale, INRA, Domaine Saint-Paul, Site Agroparc, F-84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France

Received 6 December 2001/ Returned for modification 25 February 2002/ Accepted 3 May 2002

The enterotoxigenic profiles of 51 B. cereus food-related strains were compared to those of 37 B. cereus food-poisoning strains. cytK and association of hbl-nhe-cytK enterotoxin genes were more frequent among diarrheal strains (73 and 63%) than among food-borne strains (37 and 33%). Unlike diarrheal strains, food-borne strains showed frequent nhe and hbl gene polymorphisms and were often low toxin producers.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: INRA, UMR A408 INRA-Université d'Avignon, Domaine St-Paul, Site Agroparc, 84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France. Phone: (33) 4 32 72 25 24. Fax: (33) 4 32 72 24 92. E-mail: guinebre{at}avignon.inra.fr.


Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2002, p. 3053-3056, Vol. 40, No. 8
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3053-3056.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.




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