TABLE 1.
Distributions of virulence genes, VNTR types, and origins of the Bacillus species examined
| Strain | Species | Origin | Country | hblA | nheBC | bceT | vip3A | plcA | sph | VNTR type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFB406 | B. cereus | NCTC 2599 | NDa | + | − | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LSB208 | B. cereus | Food (ATCC 33018) | Colombia | + | + | − | − | − | + | 1 |
| LFB1122 | B. cereus | Food (ATCC 33019) | Colombia | − | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LSB269 | B. cereus | Food (unspecified) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB287 | B. cereus | Food (infant milk formula) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | + | + | 0 |
| LFB439 | B. cereus | Food (food preservative) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB505 | B. cereus | Food (infant milk formula) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB511 | B. cereus | Food (infant milk formula) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB513 | B. cereus | Food (rice mousse) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB693 | B. cereus | Food (ice cream) | Brazil | − | − | − | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB695 | B. cereus | Food (soup) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB696 | B. cereus | Food (milk) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB697 | B. cereus | Food (chocolate mousse) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB698 | B. cereus | Food (tapioca flour) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB699 | B. cereus | Food (carrot sauce) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB700 | B. cereus | Food (powdered milk) | Brazil | − | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB701 | B. cereus | Food (frozen fruit pulp) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB703 | B. cereus | Food (black beans) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB704 | B. cereus | Food (soup) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB705 | B. cereus | Food (raw chicken) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB737 | B. cereus | Food (unspecified) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB585 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB586 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB589 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB590 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB591 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB593 | B. cereus | Clinical (urinary infection) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB595 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB596 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB598 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | − | − | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB599 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB600 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB601 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB602 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB603 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB605 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB607 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | − | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB608 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB609 | B. cereus | Clinical (diarrheal stools) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1181 | B. cereus | Clinical (avian septicemia) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 0 |
| LFB1123 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Madagascar | − | − | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB1124 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Madagascar | + | − | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB1125 | B. cereus | Environment (Homoptera) | Madagascar | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1126 | B. cereus | Environment (Coleoptera) | Madagascar | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB1127 | B. cereus | Environment (Coleoptera) | Madagascar | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1128 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Yugoslavia | + | + | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB1129 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Bulgaria | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB1131 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Czechoslovakia | − | + | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB1130 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Egypt | + | + | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB1141 | B. cereus | Environment (Coleoptera) | Egypt | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1134 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Russia | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB1135 | B. cereus | Environment (Coleoptera) | Indonesia | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1136 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Pakistan | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1133 | B. cereus | Environment (Lepidoptera) | United States | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB1137 | B. cereus | Environment (Diptera) | United States | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1138 | B. cereus | Environment (Diptera) | United States | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1139 | B. cereus | Environment (Diptera) | France | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1140 | B. cereus | Environment (Coleoptera) | France | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB579 | B. cereus | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB694 | B. cereus | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB770 | B. cereus | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | − | − | − | + | 1 |
| LFB771 | B. cereus | Environment (soil) | Brazil | − | + | + | − | − | + | 0 |
| LFB773 | B. cereus | Environment (soil) | Brazil | − | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB1120 | B. mycoides | ATCC 11778 (ND) | ND | − | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB855 | B. thuringiensis serotype oswaldocruzi | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | − | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB856 | B. thuringiensis serotype oswaldocruzi | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | − | + | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB857 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB858 | B. thuringiensis serotype aizawai | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB860 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 5 |
| LFB861 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB862 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB864 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB867 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB868 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB869 | B. thuringiensis serotype brasiliensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB891 | B. thuringiensis serotype aizawai | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 4 |
| LFB895 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Food (black pepper) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB109 | B. thuringiensis serotype sotto | Clinical (vaginal secretion) | Brazil | − | − | + | − | + | + | 1 |
| LFB584 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (Diptera) | Israel | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB471 | B. thuringiensis serotype sotto | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Pakistan | + | − | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB472 | B. thuringiensis serotype sotto | Environment (Lepidoptera) | Pakistan | + | + | + | − | + | + | 1 |
| LFB721 | B. thuringiensis serotype tohokuensis | Environment (Lepidoptera) | ND | + | + | + | − | − | + | 4 |
| LFB725 | B. thuringiensis serotype nigeriensis | Environment (cocoon) | ND | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB727 | B. thuringiensis serotype kyushuensis | Environment (Lepidoptera) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB715 | B. thuringiensis serotype toumanoffi | Environment (Lepidoptera) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB476 | B. thuringiensis serotype morrisoni | Environment (soil) | ND | − | + | − | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB562 | B. thuringiensis serotype tolworthi | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB563 | B. thuringiensis serotype pakistani | Environment (soil) | ND | + | − | + | − | + | + | 4 |
| LFB677 | B. thuringiensis serotype canadenses | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB680 | B. thuringiensis serotype subtoxicus | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB681 | B. thuringiensis serotype aizawai | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | − | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB682 | B. thuringiensis serotype subtoxicus | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB683 | B. thuringiensis serotype finitimus | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | − | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB717 | B. thuringiensis serotype ostriniae | Environment (soil) | ND | − | − | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB730 | B. thuringiensis serotype japonensis | Environment (soil) | ND | + | − | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB731 | B. thuringiensis serotype darmstadiensis | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB724 | B. thuringiensis serotype thompsoni | Environment (soil) | ND | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB99 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | − | + | − | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB257 | B. thuringiensis serotype kurstaki | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB263 | B. thuringiensis serotype kurstaki | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | + | + | + | 3 |
| LFB475 | B. thuringiensis serotype kurstaki | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB679 | B. thuringiensis serotype morrisoni | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | + | + | + | 3 |
| LFB710 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
| LFB756 | B. thuringiensis serotype morrisoni | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB761 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | − | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB769 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB772 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB775 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB776 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB780 | B. thuringiensis serotype morrisoni | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | − | + | + | + | + | 2 |
| LFB781 | B. thuringiensis serotype morrisoni | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | + | + | + | 3 |
| LFB784 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB854 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB890 | B. thuringiensis serotype yunnanensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | − | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB912 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| LFB913 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB914 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 5 |
| LFB915 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB1016 | B. thuringiensis serotype oswaldocruzi | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | + | + | 3 |
| LFB1021 | B. thuringiensis serotype oswaldocruzi | Environment (soil) | Brazil | − | + | − | − | + | + | 2 |
| LFB1065 | B. thuringiensis serotype israelensis | Environment (soil) | Brazil | + | + | + | − | − | + | 3 |
a
ND, not determined.