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Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Mar 1997, 1182-1184, Vol 63, No. 3
Copyright © 1997, American Society for Microbiology

Maltodextrin stimulates growth of Bacillus cereus and synthesis of diarrheal enterotoxin in infant milk formulae

NJ Rowan and JG Anderson
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. n.j.rowan@pop-hub.strath.ac.uk

One hundred reconstituted milk-based infant formulae (IMF) representative of 10 leading brands available in many European Economic Community countries were examined for Bacillus cereus and for the presence of diarrheal enterotoxin. Sixty-three reconstituted IMF supported growth of the organism after 14 h at 25 degrees C, and in 4 of these, which contained maltodextrin, enterotoxin was detected. Reconstituted IMF (and basal synthetic media) supplemented with > or = 0.1% maltodextrin supported both growth of B. cereus and diarrheal toxin production when incubated for 14 h or more at 25 degrees C.

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