Possible Origin of Clostridium botulinum Contamination of Eskimo Foods in Northwestern Alaska

Soils from beaches in northwestern Alaska have been found to contain Clostridium botulinum type E, providing evidence of one environmental source of food contamination.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miller, Lawrence G., Clark, Paul S., Kunkle, George A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC380358
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4552895
Description
Summary:Soils from beaches in northwestern Alaska have been found to contain Clostridium botulinum type E, providing evidence of one environmental source of food contamination.