A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF IONIZING RADIATION ON RESISTANCE, GERMINATION, AND TOXIN SYNTHESIS OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM SPORES, TYPES A, B, AND E

摘要

Human botulism has been reported to result from eating fish and seafood products in which Clostridium botulinum Types A, B, and E have grown. With one exception, all known cases of Type E botulism have resulted from eating fish, fish products and sea mammals.nTo date, Type E botulism as transmitted by fishery products has resulted in 81 outbreaks involving 432 cases and 125 deaths.