Identification of Bacillus cereus Group Species Associated with Food Poisoning Outbreaks in British Columbia, Canada

Lorraine McIntyre, Kathryn Bernard, Daniel Beniac, Judith L. Isaac-Renton, David Craig Naseby

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7451-7453
Number of pages3
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume74
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2008

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