Clostridium botulinum: a practical approach to the organism and its control in foods
- Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2000
- Practical Food Microbiology Series .
Table of contents: Background; Outbreaks: causes and lessons to be learnt; Factors affecting growth and survival of Clostridium botulinum; Industry focus: control of Clostridium botulinum; Industry action and reaction; Test methods; The future
The "Practical Food Microbiology Series" gives practical information about specific organisms of concern to public health. Clostridium botulinum produces a toxin which causes the severe, often fatal illness, botulism. This work considers this hazard