Bacillus cereus un patógeno importante en el control microbiológico de los alimentos
ABSTRACT: Bacillus cereus is a genetically diverse bacterium commonly found in the environment. It contaminates food, thus affecting human health upon ingestion of the microorganism and/or its toxins, the emetic or enterotoxins. In Colombia, reports of intoxication by B. cereus are scarce and under-...
- Autores:
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Sánchez Chica, Jennifer
Correa Ochoa, Margarita María
Castañeda Sandoval, Laura Margarita
- Tipo de recurso:
- Review article
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UdeA
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/4333
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10495/4333
- Palabra clave:
- Bacillus cereus
Enterotoxinas
Toxina emética
Patógeno de alimentos
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
| Summary: | ABSTRACT: Bacillus cereus is a genetically diverse bacterium commonly found in the environment. It contaminates food, thus affecting human health upon ingestion of the microorganism and/or its toxins, the emetic or enterotoxins. In Colombia, reports of intoxication by B. cereus are scarce and under-registration is presumed. Because of this, it is recommended to increase surveillance of this pathogen and to develop studies on relevant aspects that allow the application of control measures to reduce intoxications by B. cereus. The aim of this review is to present current information on B. cereus, including aspects of its biology, taxonomy, toxins, food that it contaminates and methodologies for the detection, prevention and control of this microorganism. This information is useful for the general public, especially people involved with the food sector, food safety and process control. |
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