Effects of irradiation on growth and toxigenicity of Clostridium botulinum types A and B inoculated onto chicken skins.
This study was conducted to examine the effects of 0.3-Mrad irradiation on growth and toxigenicity of Clostridium botulinum types A and B on chicken skins. Irradiation followed by aerobic or anaerobic incubation at 30 degrees C extended the shelf life of skin samples and delayed growth and toxin production by C. botulinum. During 2 weeks of incubation at 10 degrees C, the irradiated and nonirradiated C. botulinum spores failed to grow or produce toxin.
D000818:Animals; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002645:Chickens; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005514:Food Irradiation; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007700:Kinetics; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects
D001905:Botulinum Toxins