Application of pyrolysis mass spectrometry to the investigation of outbreaks of food poisoning and non-gastrointestinal infection associated with Bacillus species and Clostridium perfringens.
Int J Food Microbiol
; 17(1): 57-66, 1992 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1476868
ABSTRACT
Eighteen isolates of Bacillus species and 15 of Clostridium perfringens, all of which had been associated with outbreaks of either food poisoning or non-gastrointestinal infection (NGI), were examined for relatedness by pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS). The PyMS-analysis correctly clustered all the groups of epidemiologically related isolates of both genera, and distinguished all the single, epidemiologically unrelated isolates of the same species. PyMS is a simple, rapid and inexpensive technique which can provide useful and accurate inter-strain comparisons within both the Bacillus and Clostridium genera in complete accord with conventional serological typing results.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacillus
/
Disease Outbreaks
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Bacillaceae Infections
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Clostridium Infections
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Clostridium perfringens
/
Foodborne Diseases
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Food Microbiol
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
/
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom