title: Rapid gas chromatographic technique for presumptive detection of Clostridium botulinum in contaminated food.
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.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002087:Butyrates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile