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Clostridium welchii as a Food Poisoning Organism

Clostridium welchii as a Food Poisoning Organism HOBBS, B. C. (1965). J. appl. Bact. 28 (l), 74-82. (Symposium on Clostridia: Paper VIII) BETTY C. HOBBS Food Hygiene Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London N. W.9 CONTENTS PAGE 1. Introduction . . 14 2. The organism (a) Its occurrence and isolation . . 15 (b) Further investigations . 76 (i) Toxicology . . I6 (ii) Serology . (iii) Heat resistance . . 17 (iv) Temperature of growth and survival . I8 (v) Effect of pH . . 78 (vi) Effect of brine . I8 3. Food poisoning . . 78 4. Statistics . . 79 5. Summary . . 81 6. References . . 89 1. Introduction ACUTE UASTRO-ENTERITIS following some hours after a meal is usually due to the ingestion of food contaminated with large numbers of certain bacteria. It may not be possible to isolate the relevant organisms from the sample of food provided but the more familiar we become with microbial agents of food poisoning the easier it will be to understand their relationship to the food vehicle and to devise methods of isolation. Klein (1895) and Andrews (1899) described outbreaks of mild but chronic diarrhoea caused by Clostridium welchii ; abdominal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Microbiology Oxford University Press

Clostridium welchii as a Food Poisoning Organism

Journal of Applied Microbiology , Volume 28 (1) – Apr 1, 1965

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Oxford University Press
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"Copyright © 1965 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company"
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1364-5072
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1365-2672
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10.1111/j.1365-2672.1965.tb02128.x
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HOBBS, B. C. (1965). J. appl. Bact. 28 (l), 74-82. (Symposium on Clostridia: Paper VIII) BETTY C. HOBBS Food Hygiene Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London N. W.9 CONTENTS PAGE 1. Introduction . . 14 2. The organism (a) Its occurrence and isolation . . 15 (b) Further investigations . 76 (i) Toxicology . . I6 (ii) Serology . (iii) Heat resistance . . 17 (iv) Temperature of growth and survival . I8 (v) Effect of pH . . 78 (vi) Effect of brine . I8 3. Food poisoning . . 78 4. Statistics . . 79 5. Summary . . 81 6. References . . 89 1. Introduction ACUTE UASTRO-ENTERITIS following some hours after a meal is usually due to the ingestion of food contaminated with large numbers of certain bacteria. It may not be possible to isolate the relevant organisms from the sample of food provided but the more familiar we become with microbial agents of food poisoning the easier it will be to understand their relationship to the food vehicle and to devise methods of isolation. Klein (1895) and Andrews (1899) described outbreaks of mild but chronic diarrhoea caused by Clostridium welchii ; abdominal

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Journal of Applied MicrobiologyOxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 1965

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