Isolation of clostridium botulinum from tropical fish

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Date
1990
Authors
Lalitha, K.V.
Iyer, K.M.
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Society for Applied Bacteriology, Blackwell Publishing
Abstract
Thirty-two samples of fish and shell-fish were examined for the presence of Clostridium botulinum . Clostridium botulinum type B was detected in one sample. Clostridium botulinum type E was not found in any of the samples tested.
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Clostridium botulinum, tropical fish, vaccum packaging
Citation
Journal of Letters in Applied microbiology 1990: 11(4), 179-181