Inactivation of <it>Bacillus cereus</it> vegetative cells by gastric acid and bile during <it>in vitro</it> gastrointestinal transit
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The foodborne pathogen <it>Bacillus cereus</it> can cause diarrhoeal food poisoning by production of enterotoxins in the small intestine. The prerequisite for diarrhoeal disease is thus survival during gastrointestinal pa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-10-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | http://www.gutpathogens.com/content/4/1/11 |