Characterization of Emetic Bacillus weihenstephanensis, a New Cereulide-Producing Bacterium |
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| Authors: | Line Thorsen Bjarne Munk Hansen Kristian Fog Nielsen Niels Bohse Hendriksen Richard Kerry Phipps and Birgitte Bjrn Budde |
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| Institution: | Line Thorsen, Bjarne Munk Hansen, Kristian Fog Nielsen, Niels Bohse Hendriksen, Richard Kerry Phipps, and Birgitte Bjørn Budde |
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| Abstract: | Cereulide production has until now been restricted to the species Bacillus cereus. Here we report on two psychrotolerant Bacillus weihenstephanensis strains, MC67 and MC118, that produce cereulide. The strains are atypical with regard to pheno- and genotypic characteristics normally used for identification of emetic B. cereus strains. MC67 and MC118 produced cereulide at temperatures of as low as 8°C. |
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