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Abd-El-Kareem F, Elshahawy IE, Abd-Elgawad MMM. Application of Bacillus pumilus isolates for management of black rot disease in strawberry. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL 2021; 31:25. [DOI: 10.1186/s41938-021-00371-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Background
Black root rot of strawberry plants caused by Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani, and Pythium sp. is a serious disease in Egypt. Biocontrol agents have frequently proved to possess paramount and safe tools against many diseases. The impact of soil treatments with 3 Bacillus pumilus isolates on black root rot disease of strawberry plants caused by R. solani, F., and Pythium sp. under laboratory and field conditions was examined herein on the commonly used ‘Festival’ strawberry cultivar. To increase the bacterial adhesion and distribution on the roots, each seedling was dipped in bacterial cell suspension at 1 × 108 colony-forming units/ml of each separate bacterial isolate for 30 min then mixed with 5% Arabic gum.
Results
The tested B. pumilus isolates significantly reduced the growth area of these 3 fungi. The two bacterial isolates Nos. 2 and 3 reduced the growth area by more than 85.2, 83.6, and 89.0% for R. solani, F. solani, and Pythium sp., respectively. Likewise, the 3 bacterial isolates significantly (P ≤ 0.05) inhibited the disease under field conditions. Isolates Nos. 2 and 3 suppressed the disease incidence by 64.4 and 68.9% and disease severity by 65.3 and 67.3%, respectively. The fungicide Actamyl had effect similar to that of the 2 isolates. B. pumilus isolates significantly enhanced growth parameters and yields of strawberry plants; isolates Nos. 2 and 3 raised the yield by 66.7 and 73.3%, respectively.
Conclusions
Bacillus pumilus isolates could effectively manage the black rot disease in strawberry herein. Due to the significant impact of the root rot disease on strawberry yield, B. pumilus should be further tested to manage the disease on strawberry on large scale in Egypt.
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Shah MM, Miringu G, Wada A, Kaneko S, Ichinose Y. Case Report: Bacillus pumilus-Caused Bacteremia in a Patient with Food Poisoning. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 100:688-690. [PMID: 30628569 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Bacillus pumilus has rarely been reported as a cause of human infections. We report a case of a B. pumilus causing food poisoning in an adult male. A 51-year-old Japanese man complained of severe abdominal cramps, fever with chills, diarrhea, dizziness, and loss of appetite after eating reheated rice with stewed minced meat purchased from a Kenyan restaurant. Bacillus pumilus was isolated from blood culture and was identified using a biochemical test and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The patient was treated with probiotics and ciprofloxacin and recovered after 3 days. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the potential role of B. pumilus as a foodborne pathogen in Kenya and highlights the importance of good hygiene and food preparation practices.
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- Mohammad Monir Shah
- Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Eco-Epidemiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine-Kenya Medical Research Institute Project, Nairobi, Kenya
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Kelley DE, Hodo CL, Aceino A, Lawhon SD, Hinrichs K, Brinsko SP. Abortion due to
Bacillus safensis
in a mare. EQUINE VET EDUC 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/eve.13181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D. E. Kelley
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA
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Efficacy of a novel bacteriocin isolated from Lysinibacillus sp. against Bacillus pumilus. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sadiq FA, Li Y, Liu T, Flint S, Zhang G, Yuan L, Pei Z, He G. The heat resistance and spoilage potential of aerobic mesophilic and thermophilic spore forming bacteria isolated from Chinese milk powders. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 238:193-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Horn S, Pieters R, Bezuidenhout C. Pathogenic features of heterotrophic plate count bacteria from drinking-water boreholes. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2016; 14:890-900. [PMID: 27959868 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2016.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Evidence suggests that heterotrophic plate count (HPC) bacteria may be hazardous to humans with weakened health. We investigated the pathogenic potential of HPC bacteria from untreated borehole water, consumed by humans, for: their haemolytic properties, the production of extracellular enzymes such as DNase, proteinase, lipase, lecithinase, hyaluronidase and chondroitinase, the effect simulated gastric fluid has on their survival, as well as the bacteria's antibiotic-susceptible profile. HuTu-80 cells acted as model for the human intestine and were exposed to the HPC isolates to determine their effects on the viability of the cells. Several HPC isolates were α- or β-haemolytic, produced two or more extracellular enzymes, survived the SGF treatment, and showed resistance against selected antibiotics. The isolates were also harmful to the human intestinal cells to varying degrees. A novel pathogen score was calculated for each isolate. Bacillus cereus had the highest pathogen index: the pathogenicity of the other bacteria declined as follows: Aeromonas taiwanensis > Aeromonas hydrophila > Bacillus thuringiensis > Alcaligenes faecalis > Pseudomonas sp. > Bacillus pumilus > Brevibacillus sp. > Bacillus subtilis > Bacillus sp. These results demonstrated that the prevailing standards for HPCs in drinking water may expose humans with compromised immune systems to undue risk.
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- Suranie Horn
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa E-mail:
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa E-mail:
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa E-mail:
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Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Clinical Bacillus and Paenibacillus Isolates. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152831. [PMID: 27031639 PMCID: PMC4816569 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The soil-related Bacillus and Paenibacillus species have increasingly been implicated in various human diseases. Nevertheless, their identification still poses problems in the clinical microbiology laboratory and, with the exception of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus, little is known on their pathogenicity for humans. In this study, we evaluated the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption—ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in the identification of clinical isolates of these genera and conducted genotypic and phenotypic analyses to highlight specific virulence properties. Seventy-five clinical isolates were subjected to biochemical and MALDI-TOF MS identification. 16S rDNA sequencing and supplemental tests were used to solve any discrepancies or failures in the identification results. MALDI-TOF MS significantly outperformed classical biochemical testing for correct species identification and no misidentification was obtained. One third of the collected strains belonged to the B. cereus species, but also Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis were isolated at high rate. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that all the B. cereus, B. licheniformis, B. simplex, B. mycoides, Paenibacillus glucanolyticus and Paenibacillus lautus isolates are resistant to penicillin. The evaluation of toxin/enzyme secretion, toxin-encoding genes, motility, and biofilm formation revealed that B. cereus displays the highest virulence potential. However, although generally considered nonpathogenic, most of the other species were shown to swim, swarm, produce biofilms, and secrete proteases that can have a role in bacterial virulence. In conclusion, MALDI-TOF MS appears useful for fast and accurate identification of Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains whose virulence properties make them of increasing clinical relevance.
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KUSMIATUN ANIK, RUSMANA IMAN, BUDIARTI SRI. Characterization of Bacteriophage Specific to Bacillus pumilus from Ciapus River in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. HAYATI JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.4308/hjb.22.1.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Johnson BT, Shaw LN, Nelson DC, Mayo JA. Extracellular proteolytic activities expressed by Bacillus pumilus isolated from endodontic and periodontal lesions. J Med Microbiol 2008; 57:643-651. [PMID: 18436599 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47754-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to identify 12 Bacillus isolates that had been obtained from root canals of teeth requiring endodontic therapy and from periodontal pockets in severe marginal periodontitis, and to determine whether these isolates exhibited extracellular proteolytic activity and, using in vitro assays, whether any such activity could degrade substrates that would be pathophysiologically relevant with regard to the production of endodontic and periodontal lesions. Biochemical and carbohydrate fermentation patterns were used in the identification of all strains, which was confirmed by determination of the16S rRNA gene sequence for strain BJ0055. Screening for production of extracellular proteolytic activity by all strains was done with a general proteinase substrate. All isolates were identified as representing Bacillus pumilus and all exhibited extracellular proteolytic activity. The putative pathophysiological relevance of extracellular proteinase production in strain BJ0055 was assessed using fluorophore-labelled elastin and collagen and several chromogenic peptides. Probable classes of proteinases acting on each substrate were investigated using class-specific inhibitors. Activity-pH profiles were determined in buffers at different pH values. Extracellular activities that were caseinolytic, elastinolytic, collagenolytic, glutamyl endopeptidase-like, and alanyl tripeptidyl peptidase-like were observed. No trypsin-like activities were detected. Serine- and chymotrypsin-like serine proteinase activities were detected, with activity observed at neutral and alkaline, but not acidic, pH. B. pumilus strains isolated from endodontic and periodontal lesions exhibited extracellular activities that degrade elastin, collagen and other substrates. These activities may be virulence factors that contribute to tissue damage in apical periodontitis and severe marginal periodontitis.
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- Blair T Johnson
- Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, School of Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
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Bentur HN, Dalzell AM, Riordan FAI. Central venous catheter infection with Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child: a case report. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2007; 6:12. [PMID: 17967173 PMCID: PMC2169249 DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-6-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacillus organisms are common laboratory contaminants. The majority of Bacillus bacteraemias are transient and not clinically significant. Clinically significant infection due to Bacillus species is rare and mostly due to Bacillus cereus infections in immuno-compromised hosts. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of central venous catheter infection with Bacillus pumilus in an immunocompetent child with tufting enteropathy on long-term parenteral nutrition (PN). There were three episodes of central venous catheter infection with Bacillus pumilus in three months. Despite adequate and appropriate use of intravenous antibiotics, the infection failed to clear resulting in the need for removal of the catheter for complete cure. CONCLUSION Bacillus species can cause clinically significant central venous catheter infection, even in an immunocompetent host. Despite adequate antibiotic treatment, the central venous catheter may need removal for complete cure.
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- HN Bentur
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK
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From C, Hormazabal V, Granum PE. Food poisoning associated with pumilacidin-producing Bacillus pumilus in rice. Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 115:319-24. [PMID: 17275116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Revised: 11/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Food poisoning caused by other Bacillus species than B. cereus has been described, but the toxins involved have rarely been isolated. Endospores will survive heat treatment and will germinate and multiply in cooked foods producing toxins under appropriate conditions. We describe a small food poisoning outbreak where three people became ill after a dinner in a Chinese restaurant. Acute symptoms including dizziness, headache, chills and back pain developed during the meal, and a few hours later they got stomach cramps and diarrhoea which lasted for several days. Cooked, reheated rice was the prime suspect of the food poisoning, and from the rice large numbers of Bacillus pumilus were isolated. The isolated B. pumilus strain was found to produce a complex of lipopeptides known as pumilacidins with the highest amounts produced at 15 degrees C. This is the first report on isolation of a pumilacidin-producing B. pumilus strain from food implicated in food poisoning and characterization of the organism and the toxin complex involved.
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- Cecilie From
- Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway.
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Tena D, Martinez-Torres JA, Perez-Pomata MT, Sáez-Nieto JA, Rubio V, Bisquert J. Cutaneous infection due to Bacillus pumilus: report of 3 cases. Clin Infect Dis 2006; 44:e40-2. [PMID: 17243047 DOI: 10.1086/511077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Human infection due to Bacillus pumilus is exceptional. We report 3 cases of cutaneous infection caused by B. pumilus that occurred in 3 shepherds, 2 of whom were members of the same family. The lesions appeared to have a morphology similar to that of cutaneous anthrax lesions. Two patients were cured after treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate, and the third patient was cured after prolonged treatment with ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, primary cutaneous infection due to B. pumilus has not been reported. B. pumilus should be considered in patients who develop lesions suggestive of cutaneous anthrax.
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- Daniel Tena
- Section of Microbiology, University Hospital of Guadalajara, Calle Donante de Sangre S/N, 19002 Guadalajara, Spain.
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From C, Pukall R, Schumann P, Hormazábal V, Granum PE. Toxin-producing ability among Bacillus spp. outside the Bacillus cereus group. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:1178-83. [PMID: 15746316 PMCID: PMC1065142 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.3.1178-1183.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A total of 333 Bacillus spp. isolated from foods, water, and food plants were examined for the production of possible enterotoxins and emetic toxins using a cytotoxicity assay on Vero cells, the boar spermatozoa motility assay, and a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method. Eight strains produced detectable toxins; six strains were cytotoxic, three strains produced putative emetic toxins (different in size from cereulide), and one strain produced both cytotoxin(s) and putative emetic toxin(s). The toxin-producing strains could be assigned to four different species, B. subtilis, B. mojavensis, B. pumilus, or B. fusiformis, by using a polyphasic approach including biochemical, chemotaxonomic, and DNA-based analyses. Four of the strains produced cytotoxins that were concentrated by ammonium sulfate followed by dialysis, and two strains produced cytotoxins that were not concentrated by such a treatment. Two cultures maintained full cytotoxic activity, two cultures reduced their activity, and two cultures lost their activity after boiling. The two most cytotoxic strains (both B. mojavensis) were tested for toxin production at different temperatures. One of these strains produced cytotoxin at growth temperatures ranging from 25 to 42 degrees C, and no reduction in activity was observed even after 24 h of growth at 42 degrees C. The strains that produced putative emetic toxins were tested for the influence of time and temperature on the toxin production. It was shown that they produced putative emetic toxin faster or just as fast at 30 as at 22 degrees C. None of the cytotoxic strains produced B. cereus-like enterotoxins as tested by PCR or by immunological methods.
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- Cecilie From
- Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, PO Box 8146, Dep, NO-0033 Oslo, Norway
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Gracias KS, McKillip JL. A review of conventional detection and enumeration methods for pathogenic bacteria in food. Can J Microbiol 2004; 50:883-90. [PMID: 15644905 DOI: 10.1139/w04-080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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With continued development of novel molecular-based technologies for rapid, high-throughput detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria, the future of conventional microbiological methods such as viable cell enumeration, selective isolation of bacteria on commercial media, and immunoassays seems tenuous. In fact, a number of unique approaches and variations on existing techniques are currently on the market or are being implemented that offer ease of use, reliability, and low cost compared with molecular tools. Approaches that enhance recovery of sublethally injured bacteria, differentiation among species using fluorogenics or chromogenics, dry plate culturing, differentiation among bacteria of interest using biochemical profiling, enumeration using impedence technology, techniques to confirm the presence of target pathogens using immunological methods, and bioluminescence applications for hygiene monitoring are summarized here and discussed in relation to their specific advantages or disadvantages when implemented in a food microbiology setting.Key words: food pathogen, detection, enumeration methods, food safety.
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- Kiev S Gracias
- Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA
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Peltola J, Andersson MA, Haahtela T, Mussalo-Rauhamaa H, Rainey FA, Kroppenstedt RM, Samson RA, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Toxic-metabolite-producing bacteria and fungus in an indoor environment. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:3269-74. [PMID: 11425751 PMCID: PMC93010 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.7.3269-3274.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2000] [Accepted: 04/15/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Toxic-metabolite-emitting microbes were isolated from the indoor environment of a building where the occupant was suffering serious building-related ill-health symptoms. Toxic substances soluble in methanol and inhibitory to spermatozoa at <10 microg (dry weight) ml(-1) were found from six bacterial isolates and one fungus. The substances from isolates of Bacillus simplex and from isolates belonging to the actinobacterial genera Streptomyces and Nocardiopsis were mitochondriotoxic. These substances dissipated the mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi) of boar spermatozoa. The substances from the Streptomyces isolates also swelled the mitochondria. The substances from isolates of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai and Bacillus pumilus damaged the cell membrane barrier function of sperm cells.
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- J Peltola
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Suominen I, Andersson MA, Andersson MC, Hallaksela AM, Kämpfer P, Rainey FA, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Toxic Bacillus pumilus from indoor air, recycled paper pulp, Norway spruce, food poisoning outbreaks and clinical samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2001; 24:267-76. [PMID: 11518331 DOI: 10.1078/0723-2020-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Forty-four B. pumilus isolates of food poisoning, clinical, environmental and industrial origins were investigated for toxin production using the boar spermatozoan motility assay, previously shown to be a sensitive method for detecting non-protein toxins from B. cereus and B. licheniformis. The three toxic isolates originated from live tree, indoor air and recycled paper pulp and were more toxic than the previously described food poisoning isolates of B. licheniformis, whereas the B. pumilus food poisoning and clinical isolates were lower in toxicity. The type strain also produced inhibitory substances. The toxic substances were insensitive to heat (100 degrees C, 20 min), to pH 2 or pH 10 and to digestion with pronase. The substances were readily soluble in methanol and chloroform, but less soluble in toluene. Exposure of boar spermatozoa to 1-10 microg ml(-1) (EC50) of methanol soluble substance from the four strains disrupted the plasma membrane permeability barrier, induced abnormalities in the postacrosomal sheath, collapsed the mitochondrial and suppressed cytoplasmic NAD reduction. No change was observed in human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed to concentrations of B. pumilus extract that affected spermatozoa. The toxin producing isolates were 99.4 to 99.6% similar in 16SrDNA (500 bp) to the type strain and could not be distinguished from the 41 non-toxic isolates by biochemical properties or whole cell fatty acid composition.
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- I Suominen
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Tayabali AF, Seligy VL. Human cell exposure assays of Bacillus thuringiensis commercial insecticides: production of Bacillus cereus-like cytolytic effects from outgrowth of spores. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2000; 108:919-930. [PMID: 11049810 PMCID: PMC1240123 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Most contemporary bioinsecticides are derived from scaled-up cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (Bti) and kurstaki (Btk), whose particulate fractions contain mostly B. thuringiensis spores (> 10(12)/L) and proteinaceous aggregates, including crystal-like parasporal inclusion bodies (PIB). Based on concerns over relatedness to B. cereus-group pathogens, we conducted extensive testing of B. thuringiensis (BT) products and their subfractions using seven human cell types. The Bti/Btk products generated nonspecific cytotoxicities involving loss in bioreduction, cell rounding, blebbing and detachment, degradation of immunodetectable proteins, and cytolysis. Their threshold dose (Dt approximately equal.5 times 10(-14)% BT product/target cell) equated to a single spore and a target cell half-life (tLD(50)) of approximately 16 hr. At Dts > 10(4), the tLD(50) rapidly shifted to < 4 hr; with antibiotic present, no component, including PIB-related [delta]-endotoxins, was cytolytic up to an equivalent of approximately 10(9 )Dt. The cytolytic agent(s) within the Bti/Btk-vegetative cell exoprotein (VCP) pool is an early spore outgrowth product identical to that of B. cereus and acting possibly by arresting protein synthesis. No cytolytic effects were seen with VCP from B. subtilis and Escherichia coli. These data, including recent epidemiologic work indicate that spore-containing BT products have an inherent capacity to lyse human cells in free and interactive forms and may also act as immune sensitizers. To critically impact at the whole body level, the exposure outcome would have to be an uncontrolled infection arising from intake of Btk/Bti spores. For humans, such a condition would be rare, arising possibly in equally rare exposure scenarios involving large doses of spores and individuals with weak or impaired microbe-clearance capacities and/or immune response systems.
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- A F Tayabali
- Mutagenesis Section, Environmental and Occupational Toxicology Division, Bureau of Chemical Hazards, Environmental Health Directorate, Health Protection Branch, Department of Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Pirttijärvi T, Graeffe T, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Bacterial contaminants in liquid packaging boards: assessment of potential for food spoilage. J Appl Microbiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb01939.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pirttijärvi TS, Graeffe TH, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Bacterial contaminants in liquid packaging boards: assessment of potential for food spoilage. THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY 1996; 81:445-58. [PMID: 8896355 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Liquid packaging boards and blanks were examined for microbial contaminants. A total of 218 strains were identified and representatives of the most frequent species were characterized for their potential for food spoilage. Contaminants found were aerobic spore-forming bacteria, mostly Bacillus megaterium, B. licheniformis, B. cereus group, B. pumilus, Paenibacillus macerans, P. polymyxa, P. pabuli and B. flexus. Production of amylolytic, proteolytic, lipolytic and phospholipolytic enzymes was common. Approximately 50% of the B. cereus group strains were positive in the diarrhoeal enterotoxin immunoassay test or in the enterotoxin reversed passive latex agglutination test. Strains capable of growth at 6 degrees C were found among B. cereus group, P. pabuli, P. validus, B. megaterium and P. polymyxa. All b. licheniformis strains grew at 55 degrees C. The spores of B. licheniformis were most resistant to hydrogen peroxide. The B. cereus group strains were recognizable by fatty acid components not present in any of the other paperboard strains, 11-methyldodecanoic acid (13:0 iso) and trans-9-hexadecenoic acid (16:1 omega 7 trans), each contributing 7% or more to the total cellular fatty acids.
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Affiliation(s)
- T S Pirttijärvi
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Finland
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