Screening food for Bacillus cereus toxins using whole genome sequencing

Food Microbiol. 2019 Apr:78:164-170. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.10.008. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

Authors

Angela T Nguyen¹, Sandra M Tallent²

Affiliations

¹ Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
² Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Electronic address: Sandra.tallent@fda.hhs.gov.

PMID: 30497598
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.10.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Bacillus cereus; Toxin detection; Whole genome sequencing.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Bacillus cereus / genetics*
Bacillus cereus / isolation & purification
Bacillus cereus / metabolism
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Enterotoxins / genetics
Enterotoxins / isolation & purification*
Food Microbiology*
Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control
Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
Humans
Limit of Detection
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Whole Genome Sequencing

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Enterotoxins
enterotoxin, Bacillus cereus