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    Anaerobic pathogenic bacteria associated with fish and fishery products
    (Society of Fisheries Technologists(India),Cochin, 2000) Surendran, P.K.
    Based on the requirements of oxygen for growth and viability, bacteria are divided into Aerobes, Anaerobes, facultative anaerobes and Microaerophilic (vide infra). Those bacteria which can grow only in the absence of oxygen are termed 'anaerobes'. Anaerobes bacteria which are pathogenic are found associated with fish, fishery products and fishery environments. Examples are Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens (also called C. welchii), Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
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    Clostridium botulinum in finfish and shellfish
    (Society of Fisheries Technologists(India),Cochin, 2003) Lalitha, K.V.; Surendran, P.K.
    Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic Gram positive spore forming bacterium, is a food safety hazard. The distribution of C. botulinum in wild caught and farmed finfish and shellfish in India was investigated. A total of 226 samples of finfish and shellfish were tested. An overall prevalence of 16% was found. The predominant types were type C and D (11%) followed by type B (3%) and type A (1%). Incidence of C. botulinum in wild caught and farmed shellfish was 18% and 23%, respectively. The predominant types were type D (13%) followed by type A (8%) and type C (2%).