Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Effect of carbohydrate substrates on growth and enterotoxin gene expression in Bacillus cereus ( pacificus )
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-31689-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: Growth curves of Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987 in the presence of various carbohydrates at different incubation temperatures. B. cereus was cultured in control medium supplemented with individual carbohydrates at 37 °C ( A ), 30 °C ( B ), 25 °C ( C ), 20 °C ( D ), and 15 °C ( E ). Carbohydrates: fructose (FRU, light blue), galactose (GAL, yellow), glucose (GLU, green), lactose (LAC, purple), sucrose (SUC, red), xylitol (XYL, dark blue), and control with no carbohydrate added (CTRL, dashed black line). The modified Gompertz model was applied to the experimental data. Statistical evaluation of the model fitting is provided in Supplement (Table S3).
Article Snippet: Although B. cereus ATCC 10987 strain was able to grow on all tested carbohydrates, the three fermentable substrates (glucose, sucrose, fructose) are among the most accessible carbohydrate energy sources in the human gastrointestinal tract .
Techniques: Incubation, Cell Culture, Control, Modification