Ability of Bacillus cereus group strains to cause food poisoning varies according to phylogenetic affiliation (groups I to VII) rather than species affiliation.
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.
Guinebretière
Marie-Hélène
MH
INRA, UMR A408, Université d'Avignon, Domaine Saint-Paul, Site Agroparc, F-84914 Avignon Cedex 9, France. guinebre@avignon.inra.fr
Velge
Philippe
P
Couvert
Olivier
O
Carlin
Frédéric
F
Debuyser
Marie-Laure
ML
Nguyen-The
Christophe
C
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
D001427:Bacterial Toxins