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| Field | Value |
| Title | Detection of clostridium botulinum toxin by mouse bioassay |
| Names |
Lalitha, K.V.
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| Date Issued | 2001 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | Botulinal toxin is identified in samples or cultures by injecting specimen fluids (food extracts/culture supernatant) into mice, observing for signs of botulism and subsequent death, and noting the neutralizing effect of one specific antitoxin and of the polyvalent antitoxin. Samples were examined for the presence of C. botulinum using a procedure followed by the US food and drug administration(1995). Food extracts and enrichment cultures are treated in the same way for toxin assay. |
| Genre | Book chapter |
| Topic | Clostridium botulinum |
| Identifier | In Winter School Manual on 'Advances in microbiological and biotechnological methods for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins in fishery environments', organized by CIFT at Cochin,5-25 November, 2001, 85 |