Clostridium botulinum is Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive foodborne pathogen 1 that can cause a severe, but rare foodborne diseasefoodborne illness1. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that ???? 20 human foodborne listeriosis Bacillus cereus cases, including ??? including 0 deaths, occur annually in the US. Steve - fill in the numbers in red for every pathogen
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis Bacillus cereus in the US and Canada include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis Bacillus cereus in Europe include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis Bacillus cereus in South and Latin America include:
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne listeriosis Bacillus cereus in Asia and Australia include:
Additional resources on Listeria monocytogenes Bacillus cereus:
A number of key sources on Clostridium botulinum and botulism sources on foodborne Bacillus cereus are available.
References
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeria_monocytogenesBacillus_cereus - steve replace with approproiate wikipedia refereces for each pathogen
2Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15 PMID:21192848