title: Possible origin of Clostridium botulinum contamination of Eskimo foods in northwestern Alaska.
abstract: Soils from beaches in northwestern Alaska have been found to contain Clostridium botulinum type E, providing evidence of one environmental source of food contamination.
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000032:analysis; D001906:Botulism / Q000209:etiology*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D051379:Mice; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D001905:Botulinum Toxins