Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, 2018.
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10361-108292019-09-30T05:55:59Z Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city Syeed, Shabnam Jahan, Nazneen Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BRAC University Food packaging Bacillus B. thuringiensis Haemolysin BL Food--Packaging. Soil microbiology. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 41-44). Endospore forming bacteria in packaged foods can lead to gastrointestinal disease and food spoilage upon germination in the GI tract or favourable storage conditions. In the current study,14 samples of packaged foods from 4 categories – UHT milk, milk powder, processed honey and fruit juice – were sampled for isolation of aerobic endospore forming bacteria, namely Bacillus spp., with a focus on theBacillus cereus group. A total of 77 isolates were found; 24 isolates were presumptively identified as B. cereus group, amongst which 4 isolates were classified as B. thuringiensis and 2 isolates were presumed to be B.anthracis. The remaining 52 were classified as B. spp. It was found that UHT milk had the lowest prevalence of endospore forming bacteria, while milk powder had the highest. All isolates were tested for production of hydrolytic exoenzymes that hydrolyze starch, casein, lipid and gelatin, while antimicrobial susceptibility of the 24 B. cereus isolates were tested against 25 antibiotics using disk diffusion method. B. cereus isolates were also screened for production of HBL toxin via discontinuous haemolysis on HBL agar. 15 out of 24 isolates showed production of HBL toxin in vitro, showing potential to cause diarrheal syndrome. Shabnam Syeed B. Biotechnology 2018-11-08T08:37:49Z 2018-11-08T08:37:49Z 2018 2018-07 Thesis ID 13236009 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/10829 en BRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 50 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, 2018. |
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Jahan, Nazneen |
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Jahan, Nazneen Syeed, Shabnam |
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Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city |
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Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city |
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Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city |
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Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city |
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Determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in Dhaka city |
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determination of the prevalence and virulence properties of aerobic endospore-forming bacteria isolated from commercial packaged foods in dhaka city |
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BRAC University |
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2018 |
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