Temperature dependency of Clostridium botulinum C and D toxin production from anaerobically enriched bovine gastrointestinal samples

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-177

  Brooks, C E ^a   Clarke, H J ^a   Ardis, T C ^a   Ball, H J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulism; Cl. botulinum; ELISA; Monoclonal antibodies; Toxins

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM; MAMMALS; METABOLITES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BOTULINUM; BOTULINUM NEUROTOXINS; BOTULISM; CL BOTULINA; ELISA; GASTROINTESTINAL; GROUP III; MOUSE BIOASSAY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; TOXIN;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; DETECTION METHOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; RODENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXIN;

ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; BOTULISM; CATTLE DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE C; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE D; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GOLD STANDARD; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM C;

EID: 79959445906     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03087.x     Document Type: Article

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