High prevalence of Clostridium botulinum types A and B in honey samples detected by polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 45-52

  Nevas, Mari ^a   Hielm, Sebastian ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a   Horn, Helmut ^b   Koivulehto, Kari ^c   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c Finnish Honey Producers Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Honey; PCR; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; HONEY; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TECHNIQUE;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HONEY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0037196190     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00615-8     Document Type: Article

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