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Feeding Tests on Human Volunteers with Enterococci and Tyramine

1949; Oxford University Press; Volume: 85; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/infdis/85.2.131

1537-6613

G. M. Dack, C. F. Niven, Joseph B. Kirsner, Helen Marshall,

Food Safety and Hygiene

Alpha-type streptococci have been isolated from foods incriminated in outbreaks of food poisoning where no other agents could be ascribed as the cause. In all instances where the biochemical properties of these strains have been studied, they were found to be identical with those of enterococci. When grown in suitable medium and fed to human volunteers, illness has in many cases followed. As a rule, the symptoms have been mild and have been concerned principally with abdominal cramping and diarrhea, nausea and vomiting occurring less commonly. Outbreaks have been attributed to imported Albanian cheese, American cheddartype cheese,1 Vienna sausage,2 beef croquettes,3 cocoanut cream pie,3 turkey dressing,4 canned evaporated milk,5 charlotte russe,5 roast beef5 and ham