Clostridium botulinum spores in Polish honey samples
Journal of Veterinary Science
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: 635-642, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-758850
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was an examination of 240 multifloral honey samples collected from Polish apiaries to determine Clostridium botulinum occurrence. Honey was collected from apiaries directly after the extraction process. Samples were inoculated by using the dilution and centrifugation method. Suspected isolates were examined by using mouse bioassay, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and real-time PCR methods. C. botulinum type A and B strains were detected in 5 of 240 examined honey samples (2.1%). Bacterial strains were also detected that were phenotypically similar to C. botulinum but that did not exhibit the ability to produce botulinum toxins and did not show the presence of the botulinum cluster (ntnh and bont genes) or expression of the ntnh gene. The methods used in the examination, especially the expression analysis of ntnh gene, enabled specific analysis of suspected strains and could be used routinely in environmental isolate analyses of C. botulinum occurrence.
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Esporos
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Bioensaio
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Toxinas Botulínicas
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Centrifugação
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Clostridium
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Clostridium botulinum
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real
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Mel
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Métodos
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Ano de publicação:
2018
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