Identification of Bacillus cereus Group Species Associated with Food Poisoning Outbreaks in British Columbia, Canada
Author
McIntyre, Lorraine
Bernard, Kathryn
Beniac, Daniel
Isaac-Renton, Judith L.
Naseby, David Craig
Attention
2299/8877
Abstract
Food poisoning laboratories identify Bacillus cereus using routine methods that may not differentiate all Bacillus cereus group species. We recharacterized Bacillus food-poisoning strains from 39 outbreaks and identified B. cereus in 23 outbreaks, B. thuringiensis in 4, B. mycoides in 1, and mixed strains of Bacillus in 11 outbreaks.