Table 2.
Prevalence of B. cereus emetic strains in food samples.
| Sample origin | n | Bc | Bce % | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli (raw) | 25 | 8 | 0.0 | Flores-Urban et al. (2014) |
| Carrot (raw) | 25 | 21 | 0.0 | Flores-Urban et al. (2014) |
| Carrot (raw) | 25 | 22 | 0.0 | Altayar and Sutherland, 2006) |
| Potato (raw) | 25 | 21 | 16.0 | Altayar and Sutherland, 2006) |
| Potato (raw) | nd | 8 | 60.0 | Hoornstra et al. (2013) |
| Coriander (raw) | 25 | 11 | 0.0 | Flores-Urban et al. (2014) |
| Lettuce (raw) | 25 | 17 | 0.0 | Flores-Urban et al. (2014) |
| Lettuce (raw) | 48 | 44 | 0.0 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Rice (boiled) | 54 | 41 | 17.1 | Delbrassinne et al. (2012) |
| Rice (raw) | nd | 103a | 26.2 | Forghani et al. (2014) |
| Rice (raw) | 78 | 44 | 11.3 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Fruits | 27 | 15 | 0.0 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Dried mushrooms | 135 | 110 | 10.0 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Dairy products | 212 | 119 | 18.5 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Dairy products | 809 | 508 | 4.7 | Messelhäusser et al. (2010) |
| Dairy products | nd | 161 | 10.0 | Wijnands et al. (2006) |
| Meat products | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | Messelhäusser et al. (2014) |
| Meat products | nd | 24 | 0.0 | Wijnands et al. (2006) |
n, number of samples; Bc, number of B. cereus strains isolated from the samples; Bce %, proportion of emetic B. cereus strains within all B. cereus group isolates. aB. cereus and B. thuringiensis strains.