Toxin production by Clostridium botulinum type E in packaged channel catfish

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1358-1363

  Cai, Ping ^a   Harrison, Mark A ^a   Huang, Yao Wen ^a   Silva, Juan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Catfish; Clostridium botulinum type E; Fish; Modified atmosphere packaging

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0030830654     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.11.1358     Document Type: Article

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