Identification of epsilon toxin-producing Clostridium perfringens strains in American retail food. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Food samples (n = 216) from New York city were tested for the presence of C. perfringens via PCR for specific toxin genes. Thirty-four (16%) samples were positive for C. perfringens. Of these 34, 31 (91.2%) were type A or E, one (2.9%) was type B, and two (5.9%) were type D.

publication date

  • August 28, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Food Contamination
  • Meat
  • Seafood

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85053480317

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.08.008

PubMed ID

  • 30170047

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 54