Bacteria Advice and Information
Bacteria Advice
The table below gives some basic bacteria advice on some of the more common types.
| Source. | Toxin. | Oxygen & Food. | Growth Temp. | Onset period. | Symptoms. | Spore former. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromonas Hydrophila. | believed to be water borne. | Not usually in food. | Needs oxygen. | unknown. | unknown. | Gastroenteritis. | No. |
| Bacillus Cereus. | Soil & Cereals. | Heat resistant toxin. | Needs oxygen. | 7-48 C. | 1-5 hours. | Abdominal pain. vomiting & diarrhoea. | Yes. |
| Campylobacter Jejuni. | Birds, mammals & Soil. | No. | Small amounts of oxygen. | 32-45 C. | 18-36 hours. | Abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea. | No. |
| Clostridium Botulinum. | Soil, Vegetables & fish. | Toxin destroyed by heat. | Only in absence of oxygen. | 20-30 C. | 12-36 hours. | Difficulty in swallowing & breathing, paralysis: often fatal. | Yes. |
| Clostridium Perfringens. | Soil & guts of mammals. | Not usually in food. | Only in absence of oxygen. | 15-50 C. | 12-18 hours. | Abdominal pain & diarrhoea. | Yes. |
| Escherichia Coli. | Guts of mammals. | No. | Needs oxygen. | 4-45 C. | 12-24 hours. | Abdominal pain, fever , bloody diarrhoea, vomiting. | No. |
| Helicobacter Pylori. | Mucous lining of the stomach and gut of animals. | converts urea to ammonia which damages cells. | low levels of oxygen. | N/A. | Unknown. | Peptic ulcers, gastric reflux. | No. |
| Listeria Monocytogenes. | Sewage, soil & river water. | No. | Needs oxygen. | 0-45 C. | Weeks or months. | Contraction of meningitis and septicaemia. Can be fatal. | No. |
| Salmonella sp. | Guts of mammals, milk & eggs. | No. | With & without. | 7-45 C. | 12-36 hours. | Abdominal pain, diarrhoea & vomiting. | No. |
| Shigella spp. | water containing human faeces. | food or water. | unknown. | unknown. | 12-50 hours. | Abdominal pain & diarrhoea. | No. |
| Staphylococcus Aureus. | Ears, nose, throat & wounds. | Heat resistant toxin. | With & without. | 7-45 C. | 1-6 hours. | Abdominal pain, vomiting & reduced temperature. | No. |
| Vibrio Paraheamolyticus. | Prawns & crabs. | No. | With & without. | 8-44 C. | 12-24 hours. | Diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and dehydration. | No. |
| Yersinia Enterocolitica. | Guts of animals, raw milk & shellfish. | Heat resistant toxin. | Only without oxygen. | 1-35 C. | 3-5 days. | Diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever & headache. | No. |