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This group includes, among others, the foodborne pathogen B. cereus sensu stricto (herein referred to as B. cereus). The aim of this study was a comprehensive assessment of the effects of commercially available ZnONPs on B. cereus. The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) for B. cereus was 1.6 mg\/mL, and the MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration) was 1.8 mg\/mL. Growth of B. cereus was inhibited by a concentration of ZnONPs lower than or equal to MIC50. Concentrations from 0.2 to 0.8 mg\/mL inhibited the growth of these bacteria in liquid media, induced symptoms of oxidative stress, and stimulated an environmental stress response in the form of biofilm and endospore formation. In addition, ZnONPs negatively affected the ability of the bacteria to break down the azo dye Evans Blue but enhanced the antimicrobial properties of phenolic compounds. Sublethal concentrations of ZnONPs generally decreased the activity of B. cereus cells, especially in the presence of phenolics, which indicates their potential toxicological impact, but at the same time they induced universal defence responses in these cells, which in the case of potential pathogens can hinder their removal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens12030485","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,20]],"date-time":"2023-03-20T04:05:23Z","timestamp":1679285123000},"page":"485","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Effect of Sublethal Concentrations of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Bacillus cereus"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Krzepi\u0142ko","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Human Nutrition, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarzyna Magdalena","family":"Matyszczuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Human Nutrition, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3351-576X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agata","family":"\u015awi\u0119ci\u0142o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-069 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1550","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2016.01550","article-title":"Adaptation in Bacillus cereus: From stress to disease","volume":"7","author":"Duport","year":"2016","journal-title":"Front. 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