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. 1968 Apr;16(4):553–557. doi: 10.1128/am.16.4.553-557.1968

Incidence of Clostridium botulinum Type E in Salmon and Other Marine Fish in the Pacific Northwest

James M Craig 1,1, Sidney Hayes 1, K S Pilcher 1
PMCID: PMC547467  PMID: 4869616

Abstract

Salmon, sole, cod, oysters, clams, and crabs from ocean waters along the coast of Oregon and Washington were examined for the presence of Clostridium botulinum type E. The organism was detected by identification of the type E toxin in enrichment cultures of the viscera of individual fish. Of 369 salmon specimens, 48 yielded cultures containing toxin lethal to mice, and almost half of the toxic cultures were shown to contain botulinal toxin, chiefly type E. Eighteen of 113 sole and cod specimens, 4 of 22 Dungeness crab specimens, 5 of 16 oyster specimens, and 27 of 115 clam specimens gave rise to cultures containing botulinal toxin which was usually type E, although types A and B were occasionally encountered.

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