Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum type E in Finnish fish and fishery products

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Hyytia E ^a,b   Hielm, S ^a   Korkeala, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EGG; FINLAND; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; INTESTINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; PREVALENCE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031870378     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898008693     Document Type: Article

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