Abstract
Food poisoning laboratories identify Bacillus cereus using routine methods that may not differentiate all Bacillus cereus group species. We recharacterized Bacillus food-poisoning strains from 39 outbreaks and identified B. cereus in 23 outbreaks, B. thuringiensis in 4, B. mycoides in 1, and mixed strains of Bacillus in 11 outbreaks.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Bacillus / classification*
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Bacillus / isolation & purification*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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British Columbia / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology*
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Foodborne Diseases / microbiology*
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Genotype
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial