title: Characterization of emetic Bacillus weihenstephanensis, a new cereulide-producing bacterium.
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 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Food Microbiology, Centre for Advanced Food Studies, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Line
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thorsen
authors.forename: Bjarne Munk
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Kristian Fog
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Niels Bohse
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Hendriksen
authors.forename: Richard Kerry
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Phipps
authors.forename: Birgitte Bjørn
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Budde
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001937:Brassica / Q000382:microbiology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004639:Emetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D047630:Depsipeptides; D004639:Emetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; C089294:cereulide