Distribution of Clostridium botulinum in finfish and shellfish from Indian waters

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorLalitha, K.V.
dc.contributor.authorSurendran, P.K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-21T08:00:55Z
dc.date.available2015-10-21T08:00:55Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractClostridium botulinum, a gram positive spore forming bacterium, is the causative agent of highly lethal food poisoning namely 'botulism' in man. Strains of C. botulinum are classified into seven serotypes (A to G) depending on the serological specificity of the neurotoxin produced. The organism is found naturally in numerous terrestrial and aquatic habitats. The distribution of Clostridium botulinum serotypes in finfish and shellfish collected from onboard fishing vessel and from the retail markets in and around Cochin were examined. A total of 167 samples of finfish and shellfish were tested. An overall prevalence of 16% was found. In freshly caught fish, of the 90 samples tested, 12% harboured C. botulinum. In finfish/shellfish obtained from the retail markets, the overall contamination level was 21% (16/77), it ranged from 16% for marine finfish to 22% for brackishwater finfish, to 30% for shrimp and to 33% for freshwater prawn. Incidence of C. botulinum was high in prawn. Most of the samples harboured type D spores followed by type C, type B and type A. Type E was noticeably absent from the samples tested. 1en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaper presented at the National Symposium on Sustainable Development of Fisheries Towards 2020 AD, held at School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin,21- 23, 1999.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2068
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleDistribution of Clostridium botulinum in finfish and shellfish from Indian watersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Distributionof clostridium botulinum in finfish and shellfish from Indian waters.pdf
Size:
1.73 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Conference paper (MFB)