title: Pathogenic potential of Bacillus cereus strains as revealed by phenotypic analysis.
abstract: The Bacillus cereus pathogenic spectrum ranges from strains used as probiotics to human-lethal strains. However, prediction of the pathogenic potential of a strain remains difficult. Here, we show that food poisoning and clinical strains can be differentiated from harmless strains on the basis of host colonization phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: INRA, Unité MICALIS UMR-1319, La Minière, Guyancourt, France.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kamar
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gohar
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jéhanno
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Réjasse
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kallassy
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lereclus
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanchis
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramarao
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000633:toxicity; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002470:Cell Survival; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008124:Locomotion; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins