Occurrence of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in edible bivalve molluscs

Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-312

  Pasquale, V ^a   Romano, V ^a   Rupnik, M ^b,c   Capuano, F ^d   Bove, D ^d   Aliberti, F ^e   Krovacek, K ^f   Dumontet, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^c Institute of Public Health Maribor   (Slovenia)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bivalve mollusc; Clostridium difficile; Mussel; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Seafood; Tapes philippinarum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEA FOOD;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIVALVIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; SEAFOOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM; VENUS VERRUCOSA;

EID: 84860990592     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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