ABSTRACT
Microbial toxicosis often represents a serious public health hazard classified mostly as food poisonings. It is evident that bacterial toxicosis has increased both in developing countries and in developed ones. Microorganisms are widely distributed, but toxigenic bacteria are responsible for the induction of these diseases. Toxins are produced by a number of other bacteria as well. Their occurrence and the consequences of their action are rare. Botulotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum are considered the most dangerous bacterial toxins. E. coli produces two types of toxins. Salmonella produce a number of toxins, of which enterotoxins are dangerous for human health. There are seven serologically distinct types of enterotoxins, known as A, B, C1, C2, D, E, and F, produced mostly by Staphylococcus aureus. Bacillus cereus is one of the most dangerous toxin producers in foodstuffs, leading to the formation of some enterotoxins and cytolytic toxins. Toxins are produced by a number of other bacteria as well.
