title: Ability of Bacillus cereus group strains to cause food poisoning varies according to phylogenetic affiliation (groups I to VII) rather than species affiliation.
abstract: Cytotoxic activity levels of culture filtrates and toxin distributions varied according to the phylogenetic group (I to VII) within the Bacillus cereus group, suggesting that these groups are of different clinical significance and are more suitable than species affiliations for determining food poisoning risk. A first-line, simple online tool (https://www.tools.symprevius.org/Bcereus/english.php) to assign strains to the different phylogenetic groups is presented.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR A408, Université d'Avignon, Domaine Saint-Paul, Site Agroparc, F-84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France. guinebre@avignon.inra.fr
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Guinebretière
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Velge
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Couvert
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carlin
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Debuyser
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nguyen-The
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins