Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Organic vs. Conventional Milk: Uncovering the Link to Antibiotic Resistance in Bacillus cereus sensu lato
doi: 10.3390/ijms252413528
Figure Lengend Snippet: The population structure of Bacillus cereus sensu lato isolated from conventional and organic milk, determined using goeBURST analysis. Green circles represent sequence types (STs) corresponding to reference strains, blue circles represent STs of strains from organic milk, red circles represent STs of strains from conventional milk, and yellow circles represent STs represented by strains from both types of milk. Stars indicate central isolates within clonal complexes that have central isolates. Bold and underlined numbers represent STs corresponding to strains resistant to at least three classes of antibiotics, while underlined numbers correspond to STs of strains resistant to two classes of antibiotics.
Article Snippet: In the qPCR analyses, we found that the toxigenic potential of the studied bacteria was comparable to the reference B. cereus ATCC 14579 strain, although certain isolates could biosynthesize toxins at much higher levels than the reference one.
Techniques: Isolation, Sequencing