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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2024

Molecular characterization and toxigenic profiles of Bacillus cereus isolates from foodstuff and food poisoning outbreaks in Brazil.

Luís Renato Dos Santos Mascarenhas, Adriana Marcos Vivoni, Renata Gomes Caetano, Leonardo Alves Rusak, Verônica Ortiz Alvarenga, Inayara Cristina Alves Lacerda

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Article in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luís Renato Dos Santos MascarenhasFood Microbiology Laboratory, Ezequiel Dias Foundation, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil. luis.mascarenhas@funed.mg.gov.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-2588-5566
Adriana Marcos VivoniBacterial Physiology Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
Renata Gomes CaetanoDepartment of Food, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil.
Leonardo Alves RusakBacterial Physiology Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
Verônica Ortiz AlvarengaDepartment of Food, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil.
Inayara Cristina Alves LacerdaDepartment of Food, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BR

Funding

FAPEMIG process HBM-00007-17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus cereus sensu stricto (s.s.) is a well-known foodborne pathogen that produces a range of enterotoxins and is able to cause two different types of foodborne illnesses-the emetic and the diarrheal syndromes. In this study, 54 B. cereus s.s. strains isolated from foodstuff and foods involved in food poisoning outbreaks were characterized according to the presence of toxin-encoding genes, virulence-encoding genes, and panC typing. Most isolates were assigned to panC groups IV (61.1%) and III (25.9%), but members of groups II and V could also be found. Investigation of specific alleles revealed high numbers of isolates carrying toxin and other virulence genes including nheA (100%), nheB (100%), hblA (79.6%), hblC (79.6%), hblD (74.1%), cytK-2 (61.1%), clo (100%), pc-plc (75.9%), sph (68.5%), pi-plc (66.6%), hlyIII (62.9%), and hlyII (24.1%). All isolates were negative for ces and cytK-1. In summary, we detected various enterotoxin and other virulence factor genes associated with diarrheal syndrome in strains analyzed, implicated or not with food poisoning. Furthermore, the most isolates analyzed belong to high-risk phylogenetic groups' panC types III and IV. Our study provides a convenient molecular scheme for characterization of B. cereus s.s. strains responsible for food poisoning outbreaks in order to improve the monitoring and investigation and assess emerging clusters and diversity of strains.

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Bacillus cereusDisease OutbreaksEnterotoxinsFoodborne DiseasesFood MicrobiologyBrazilGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansVirulence FactorsEnterotoxinsVirulence FactorsBacillus cereus sensu stricto (s.s.)Food poisoningpanC groupToxin-encoding genesVirulence-encoding genes

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