Relative importance of different enterotoxins in Bacillus cereus food poisoning

Objective

B. cereus was implicated in diarrhoeal food poisoning by two different multicomponents enterotoxins (HBL, NHE) and by one component enterotoxin (EntK). W e want to find out which of the three enterotoxins is the most involved in food poisoning and which of them is the most active virulence factor.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Address

0033 Oslo
Norway

Participants (1)

Not available

France