Abstract
One hundred reconstituted milk-based infant formulae (IMF) representative of 10 leading brands available in many European Economic Community countries were examined for Bacillus cereus and for the presence of diarrheal enterotoxin. Sixty-three reconstituted IMF supported growth of the organism after 14 h at 25°C, and in 4 of these, which contained maltodextrin, enterotoxin was detected. Reconstituted IMF (and basal synthetic media) supplemented with ≤0.1% maRodextrin supported both growth of B. cereus and diarrheal toxin production when incubated for 14 h or more at 25°C.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1182-1184 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1997 |
Keywords
- bacillus cereus
- milk formulas
- infant feeding
- diarrheal enterotoxin