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Article: CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM.
- Article from:
- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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Written by Chris Bell and Alec Kyriakides
Published 2000 Paper 3l6 pages. Price [pound]31.50
(UK: Blackwell Science Ltd)
Clostridium botulinum produces a neurotoxin which causes the severe, often fatal illness, botulism. As a spore-forming bacterium requiring anaerobic conditions for growth, Clostridium botulinum is a potential hazard associated with a wide range of both ambient stable and chilled foods. The Practical Food Microbiology Series has been devised to give practical and accurate information about specific organisms of concern to public health. The information is designed for use by those in the food industry working in manufacturing, ...