Heat treatments are widely used in food processing often with the aim of reducing or
eliminating spoilage microorganisms and pathogens in food products. The efficacy of …

Bacillus cereus is a food-borne pathogen that causes diarrheal disease in humans. After
ingestion, B. cereus experiences in the human gastro-intestinal tract abiotic physical …

Members of the Bacillus cereus group are spore-forming organisms commonly associated
with food poisoning and intestinal infections. Moreover, some strains of the group (ie, B …

Aim Potassium (K) is one of the three major nutrients required of plant growth and muriate of
potash (MoP) is the only recognized chemical fertilizer used in agriculture. In many …

The Bacillus cereus group comprises nine species, several of which are pathogenic.
Differentiating between isolates that may cause disease and those that do not is a matter of …

ABSTRACT The Bacillus cereus group (Bacillus cereus sensu lato) has a diverse ecology,
including various species that are vertebrate or invertebrate pathogens. Few isolates from …

Abstract Extracellular Electron Transfer (EET) is considered as the communication bridge
between bacterial cells and outer electron acceptors. Apart from a few model …

The multiple-sugar metabolism regulator (MsmR), a transcription factor belonging to the
AraC/XylS family, participates in polysaccharide metabolism and virulence. However, the …

Endospore-forming bacteria are ubiquitous, and their endospores can be present in food, in
domestic animals, and on contaminated surfaces. Many spore-forming bacteria have been …

In this study, the performance of four alternative selective chromogenic B. cereus agar was
compared to the reference mannitol-yolk polymyxin (MYP) agar (ISO 7932) using inclusion …