Table 2. Distribution of toxin genes in
Bacillus cereus
isolated from dishcloths and scourers
Isolates
Toxin gene
nheA
nheB
nheC
hblA
hblC
hblD
entFM
cytK
ces
Dishcloth B7
+
1)
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
2)
-
Dishcloth D3
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
-
Scourer A14
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
Scourer C13
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
-
Scourer E8
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
+, detected.
-, not detected.