First report of a disease caused by Bacillus cereus in cultured loaches Paramisgurnus dabryanus

This is the first report about the composition of the essential oil of Salvia x jamensis. The major compounds identified by GC-MS were β-caryophyllene (14.8 %), β-pinene (6.8 %), caryophyllene oxide (6.0 %), δ-cadinene (5.5 %), α-pinene (5.2 %) and spatulenol (5.2 %). The oil showed antimicrobial activity against three Gram (+) bacteria: Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and S. epidermidis, and three Candida strains: C. albicans, C. glabrata and C. tropicalis, while it was inactive against three Gram (-) bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae.

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A Case Series and Review of Bacillus Cereus Endocarditis from India

The Open Microbiology Journal ◽

10.2174/1874285801812010028 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 28-33

Author(s):

Anusha Gopinathan ◽

Anil Kumar ◽

Amitabh C. Sen ◽

Srisruthy Sudha ◽

Praveen Varma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Bacillus Cereus ◽

Case History ◽

Case Series ◽

Intravenous Drug ◽

Intravenous Drug Abuse ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Gram Positive ◽

First Report

Introduction: Bacillus cereus is a gram positive bacilli found commonly in the soil and environment. It is a bacteria rarely associated with endocarditis. Case History: Intravenous drug abuse, presence of valvular defects, pacemakers, immunodeficiency are some of the known risk factors for B.cereus endocarditis. We present here a case series of two patients with B.cereus endocarditis along with a review of the literature. Conclusion: This is the first report of B.cereus endocarditis from India to the best of our knowledge.

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Detection of Toxigenic Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from Vegetables in Mexico City

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-13-479 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 77 (12) ◽

pp. 2144-2147 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

KAREN A. FLORES-URBÁN ◽

IVÁN NATIVIDAD-BONIFACIO ◽

CARLOS R. VÁZQUEZ-QUIÑONES ◽

CARLOS VÁZQUEZ-SALINAS ◽

ELSA IRMA QUIÑONES-RAMÍREZ

Keyword(s):

Bacillus Cereus ◽

Mexico City ◽

Metropolitan Area ◽

Potential Risk ◽

Proper Treatment ◽

Gene Encoding ◽

First Report ◽

Contaminated Food ◽

Hemolysin Bl

Bacillus cereus can cause diarrhea and emetic syndromes after ingestion of food contaminated with it. This ability is due to the production of enterotoxins by this microorganism, these being the hemolysin BL complex, which is involved in the diarrheal syndrome, and cereulide, which is responsible for the emetic syndrome. The detection of genes associated with the production of these toxins can predict the virulence of strains isolated from contaminated food. In this paper, we analyzed 100 samples of vegetables, 25 of each kind (broccoli, coriander, carrot, and lettuce) obtained from different markets in Mexico City and its metropolitan area. B. cereus was isolated in 32, 44, 84, and 68% of the samples of broccoli, carrot, lettuce, and coriander, respectively. The hblA gene (encoding one of the three subunits of hemolysin BL) was amplified in 100% of the B. cereus isolates, and the ces gene (encoding the cereulide) could not be amplified from any of them. This is the first report of B. cereus isolation from the vegetables analyzed in this work and, also, the first report in Mexico of the isolation from vegetables of strains with potential virulence. The results should serve as evidence of the potential risk of consuming these foods without proper treatment.

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A fossil Aspergillus from Eocene Dominican amber

Journal of Paleontology ◽

10.1017/s0022336000058996 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 62 (01) ◽

pp. 141-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Gerard M. Thomas ◽

George O. Poinar

Keyword(s):

Dominican Republic ◽

Fossil Species ◽

First Report ◽

Dominican Amber ◽

Eocene Amber

A sporulating Aspergillus is described from a piece of Eocene amber originating from the Dominican Republic. The Aspergillus most closely resembles a form of the white spored phase of Aspergillus janus Raper and Thom. This is the first report of a fossil species of Aspergillus.

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