A cook prepares sandwiches for 10 people going for a picnic. Eight out of them develop severe gastroenteritis within 4-6 hrs of consumption of the sandwiches. It is likely that on investigation the cook is found to be the carrier of
Staphylococcus aureus produces toxins that can act as food poisons. Ref: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology, 9th edition; pg no: 207
Salmonella typhi
Vibrio cholerae
Entamoeba histolytica
Staphylococcus aureus
miscellaneous