Development of in vitro assays for the detection of botulinum toxins in foods

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-323

  Wictome, Matthew ^a   Newton, Kirsti A ^a   Jameson, Karen ^a   Dunnigan, Paul ^b   Clarke, Sally ^c   Gaze, Joy ^c   Tauk, Annie ^c   Foster, Keith A ^a   Shone, Clifford C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Rhone Diagnostics Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Food safety; Toxin detection

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEINASE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344731214     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(99)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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