title: Swarming behavior of and hemolysin BL secretion by Bacillus cereus.
abstract: An association between swarming and hemolysin BL secretion was observed in a collection of 42 Bacillus cereus isolates (P=0.029). The highest levels of toxin were detected in swarmers along with swarm cell differentiation (P=0.021), suggesting that swarming B. cereus strains may have a higher virulence potential than nonswarming strains.
authors: Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Biotecnologie Mediche, Infettivologia ed Epidemiologia, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Via S. Zeno 35-39, 56127 Pisa, Italy. ghelardi@biomed.unipi.it
authors: Emilia
authors: E
authors: Ghelardi
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Celandroni
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Salvetti
authors: Mara
authors: M
authors: Ceragioli
authors: Douglas J
authors: DJ
authors: Beecher
authors: Sonia
authors: S
authors: Senesi
authors: Amy C L
authors: AC
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005407:Flagella / Q000378:metabolism; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C083961:hemolysin BL protein, Bacillus