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Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Bacillus cereus infections
A Kotiranta1, K Lounatmaa, M Haapasalo
1Institute of Dentistry, P.O. Box 41, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Abstract:
Bacillus cereus is a causative agent in both gastrointestinal and in nongastrointestinal infections. Enterotoxins, emetic toxin (cereulide), hemolysins, and phoshpolipase C as well as many enzymes such as beta-lactamases, proteases and collagenases are known as potential virulence factors of B. cereus. A special surface structure of B. cereus cells, the S-layer, has a significant role in the adhesion to host cells, in phagocytosis and in increased radiation resistance. Interest in B. cereus has been growing lately because it seems that B. cereus-related diseases, in particular food poisonings, are growing in number.
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