Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang

Bacillus cereus is an important foodborne pathogen causing intoxication and toxico-infection in human. B. cereus can persist in food and environment due to its ability to produce spore and grow in biofilm, resulting in its presence even in processed food such as cooked rice. Mishandling of foods esp...

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Main Author:	Navaneethan, Yugenraj
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	T1-995 Technology(General)
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spelling	my-usm-ep.526032022-05-26T07:00:54Z Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang 2020-11 Navaneethan, Yugenraj T1-995 Technology(General) Bacillus cereus is an important foodborne pathogen causing intoxication and toxico-infection in human. B. cereus can persist in food and environment due to its ability to produce spore and grow in biofilm, resulting in its presence even in processed food such as cooked rice. Mishandling of foods especially in time-temperature abused condition creates favourable conditions for the growth of B. cereus which subsequently produce emetic toxin and enterotoxins. B. cereus also plays significant roles in dissemination of resistant genes and emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. Moreover, B. cereus can cause food spoilage through its enzymatic activities. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of B. cereus in 100 cooked rice samples randomly collected from food outlets in Penang Island. Moreover, the studies on the different B. cereus strains’ characteristics that are relevant in food poisoning, food spoilage, antibiotic resistance and potentiality to promote recurrent contamination were also carried out. 2020-11 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/52603/ http://eprints.usm.my/52603/1/Pages%20from%20YUGENRAJ%20AL%20NAVANEETHAN%20-%20TESIS.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Industri
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description	Bacillus cereus is an important foodborne pathogen causing intoxication and toxico-infection in human. B. cereus can persist in food and environment due to its ability to produce spore and grow in biofilm, resulting in its presence even in processed food such as cooked rice. Mishandling of foods especially in time-temperature abused condition creates favourable conditions for the growth of B. cereus which subsequently produce emetic toxin and enterotoxins. B. cereus also plays significant roles in dissemination of resistant genes and emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. Moreover, B. cereus can cause food spoilage through its enzymatic activities. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of B. cereus in 100 cooked rice samples randomly collected from food outlets in Penang Island. Moreover, the studies on the different B. cereus strains’ characteristics that are relevant in food poisoning, food spoilage, antibiotic resistance and potentiality to promote recurrent contamination were also carried out.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Navaneethan, Yugenraj
author_facet	Navaneethan, Yugenraj
author_sort	Navaneethan, Yugenraj
title	Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang
title_short	Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang
title_full	Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang
title_fullStr	Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang
title_sort	prevalence, characterization and biofilm formation of toxigenic bacillus cereus isolated from ready-to-eat cooked rice in penang
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Industri
publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.usm.my/52603/1/Pages%20from%20YUGENRAJ%20AL%20NAVANEETHAN%20-%20TESIS.pdf
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Prevalence, Characterization And Biofilm Formation Of Toxigenic Bacillus Cereus Isolated From Ready-To-Eat Cooked Rice In Penang

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