Investigation of Virulence and Antibiotic-Resistance of Bacillus cereus Isolated from Various Spices

Table 3

Bacterial count and determination of enterotoxin producing B. cereus.

Sample	No. of B. cereus isolates	Average of B. cereuscount (log10 CFU/g)	Number of toxin producing B. cereus
			NHE	HBL
Sumac	4	2.93	1	1
Curry powder	25	3.20	9	6
Cumin	6	3.82	3	2
Turmeric	16	2.92	7	4
Cinnamon	12	2.39	6	3
White pepper	6	2.87	3	1
Chilli	8	2.62	4	3
Black pepper	18	2.52	10	3

Note: NHE: nonhaemolytic enterotoxin, HBL: haemolysin BL, +positive, −negative.