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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/25946| Title: | Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in seafood from retail outlets and supermarkets in India |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | Athira, V. Arun Jyothi, P.V. Basil, A. Lalitha, K.V. Joseph, T.C. |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Central Institute of Fisheries Technology |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2017-11-21 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Not Available |
| Publisher: | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi and Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch |
| Citation: | Athira, V.,Arun Jyothi, P.V.,Basil, A.,Lalitha, K.V. and Joseph, T.C. (2017) Prevalence of Clostridium botulinum in seafood from retail outlets and supermarkets in India. In: (Thomas, S.N., Rao, B.M., Madhu, V.R., Asha, K.K., Binsi, P.K., Viji, P., Sajesh, V.K. and Jha, P.N., Eds.) Fostering Innovations in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Focus on Sustainability and Safety – Book of Abstracts, 11th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi and Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch, 21-24 November, 2017, Kochi, India, pp. 416-417. |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | Through the mist of time, food-borne botulism has accompanied mankind. Botulism, the often fatal neuroparalytic disease is caused by the bacterial pathogen Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum is an environmental bacterium which is present in soil and marine sediments. Many studies have indicated the role of fishery products to botulism. With the best of our knowledge, studies related to presence of Clostridium botulinum in fish and fishery products and botulism are not reported in India. The present study was carried out to detect the presence of C. botulinum in various fish and fish products sold in retail outlets and supermarkets of 7 cities in India. Two hundred products were screened by enrichment in cooked meat media followed by plating on egg yolk media. Colonies with lipase activity were further analyzed by toxin assay. Mouse bioassay with type specific antitoxins and PCR amplification of botulinum neurotoxin genes (BoNTs) confirmed that 11 per cent of the products possessed C. botulinum. C. botulinum type A, type B, type E and subtype AB were the predominant toxin types. This study demonstrated the first ever report of C. botulinum type E and C. botulinum subtype AB from the Indian subcontinent in ready to eat fish product. The presence of pathogenic C. botulinum in ready to eat food products raises concern regarding the safety of convenient foods and it is highly recommended to screen the presence of C. botulinum in fish and fish products. |
| Description: | Not Available |
| ISBN: | 978-81-933623-1-0 |
| Type(s) of content: | Other |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | Not Available |
| Volume No.: | Not Available |
| Page Number: | 416-417 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/25946 |
| Appears in Collections: | FS-CIFT-Publication |
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