Biofilm formation by Bacillus cereus strains is now recognized as a systematic contamination mechanism in foods; the aim of this study was to evaluate the production of submerged and interface biofilms in strains of B. cereus group in different materials, the effect of dextrose, motility, the presence of genes related to biofilms and the enterotoxigenic profile of the strains. We determine biofilm production by safranin assay, motility on semi-solid medium, toxin gene profiling and genes related to biofilm production by PCR in B. cereus group isolated from food. In this study, we observe strains used a higher production of biofilms in PVC; in the BHI broth, no submerged biofilms were found compared to phenol red broth and phenol red broth supplemented with dextrose; no strains with the ces gene were found, the enterotoxin profile was the most common the profile that includes genes for the three enterotoxins. We observed a different distribution of tasA and sipW with the origin of isolation of the strain, being more frequent in the strains isolated from eggshell. The production and type of biofilms are differential according to the type of material and culture medium used.
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