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. 1975 Feb;29(2):297–299. doi: 10.1128/am.29.2.297-299.1975

Rapid Gas Chromatographic Technique for Presumptive Detection of Clostridium botulinum in Contaminated Food

James W Mayhew *, Sherwood L Gorbach *
PMCID: PMC186962  PMID: 1090253

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.

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