Contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with Clostridium botulinum
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Published Online: Jul 03, 2015
Page range: 241 - 246
Received: Mar 09, 2015
Accepted: Jun 03, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0036
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The paper presents the first results of a study on the contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with C. botulinum spores known to pose a potential infection threat to infants. During microbiological analysis, culturing methods with TPGY, Willis-Hobbs agar, FAA agar connected with PCR, sequencing, and a mouse bioassay were used. The C. botulinum contamination rate of honey was relatively low as determined, at 0.91%. Nonetheless, the potential danger of the bacteria to childrens’ health should not be neglected