Bacillus cereus in Infant Foods: Prevalence Study and Distribution of Enterotoxigenic Virulence Factors in Isfahan Province, Iran

Table 2

Occurrence and distribution of B. cereus in various baby food samples.

Samples	Number of samples	B. cereus positive (%)	B. cereus (spore in gram)
			Average	Range
Baby food with rice and milk based	50	31 (62)	2.09×10^1	3–9.3 × 10^1
Baby food with wheat and milk based	50	25 (50)	1.77×10^1	3–9.3 × 10^1
Baby food with wheat, honey, and milk based	50	18 (36)	2.51×10^1	3–7.5 × 10^1
Baby food with wheat, banana, and milk based	50	10 (20)	1.61×10^1	2.8–7 × 10^1
Total	200	84 (42)	1.69×10^1	3–9.3 × 10^1