Growth and toxin production by Clostridium botulinum in moldy tomato juice.

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  • C N Huhtanen
  • J Naghski
  • C S Custer
  • R W Russell
چکیده

Tomato juice inoculated with Cladosporium sp. or Penicillium sp. developed pH gradients with the upper portions near the mold mats having pH values near neutrality and the lower portions remaining more acid. Clostridium botulinum spores in these moldy tomato juices germinated, grew out, and produced toxin.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 32 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1976