A survey of traditional Iranian food products for contamination with toxigenic Clostridium botulinum

Summary: This study aimed to determine the rate of Clostridium botulinum contamination in some traditional Iranian food products (cheese, kashk and salted fish) and evaluate the efficacy of the mouse bioassay method in detection of C. botulinum toxins in these foods. A total of 131 samples (57 chees...

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Main Authors: H.R. Tavakoli, M. Aghazadeh Meshgi, N. Jonaidi Jafari, M. Izadi, R. Ranjbar, A.A. Imani Fooladi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034109000252