Clostridium botulinum in the post-genomic era

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-191

  Peck, Michael W ^a   Stringer, Sandra C ^a   Carter, Andrew T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulism; Clostridia; Clostridium botulinum; Genomes; Germination; Safety

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 79651469055     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.03.005     Document Type: Review

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