Fructose and glucose mediates enterotoxin production and anaerobic metabolism of Bacillus cereus ATCC14579(T).

Aims: To determine the effects of carbohydrates on Bacillus cereus ATCC14579(T) anaerobic metabolism and enterotoxin production in amino acids rich medium.

Methods And Results: Bacillus cereus anaerobic growth on different carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose or glucose-fructose mixture) was examined in synthetic mMOD medium under continuous cultures (mu = 0.2 h(-1)).