INCIDENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF PSYCHROTOLERANT BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP IN ICE CREAM SAMPLES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS
egg yolk-polymyxin B (MYP) agar medium was used as selective medium for isolation of this group. All isolates were identified by several biochemical tests. Accordingly, psychrotolerant B. cereus group was found in 32% of the total ice cream samples. Also, psychrotolerant B. cereus group count in each sample was estimated. B. thuringiensis was isolated from the examined three kinds of ... Read more