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. 1975 Feb;29(2):297-9.
doi: 10.1128/am.29.2.297-299.1975.

Rapid gas chromatographic technique for presumptive detection of Clostridium botulinum in contaminated food

J W Mayhew, S L Gorbach

Rapid gas chromatographic technique for presumptive detection of Clostridium botulinum in contaminated food

J W Mayhew et al. Appl Microbiol. 1975 Feb.

Abstract

A simple gas-liquid chromatography end-product assay is reported for butyric and other short-chain fatty acids as presumptive indicators of Clostridium botulinum contamination in food.

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