Growth Limiting pH, Water Activity, and Temperature for Neurotoxigenic Strains of Clostridium butyricum

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dc.contributor.authorGhoddusi, H. B.
dc.contributor.authorSherburn, R. E.
dc.contributor.authorAboaba, O. O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-08T14:23:17Z
dc.date.available2022-09-08T14:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-25
dc.description.abstractSome rare strains of Clostridium butyricum carry the gene encoding the botulinal type E neurotoxin and must be considered as possible hazards in certain types of food. The limiting growth conditions for C. butyricum were determined in peptone yeast glucose starch (PYGS) broth incubated anaerobically at 30∘C for up to 42 days. The minimum pH values permitting growth depended on the acidulant and strain. Organic acids were more effective at inhibiting growth than HCl as expected. The lowest pH values at which growth of toxigenic and nontoxigenic strains of C. butyricum was observed in broth acidified with HCl were 4.1 and 4.2, respectively. In organic acids, however, the minimum pH varied between 4.4 and 5.1 depending on acid type and concentration. The minimum water activity for growth of toxigenic strains of C. butyricum was 0.96. The minimum growth temperatures of the toxigenic strains of C. butyricum (ca 10-11∘C) were somewhat higher than for non-toxigenic ones (8∘C). It was concluded that control of toxigenic C. butyricum in the food industry needs to allow for the greater pH tolerance of this species compared with proteolytic C. botulinum.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGhoddusi, H.B., Sherburn, R.E. and Aboaba, O.O., 2013. Growth limiting pH, water activity, and temperature for neurotoxigenic strains of Clostridium butyricum. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11381
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationen_US
dc.titleGrowth Limiting pH, Water Activity, and Temperature for Neurotoxigenic Strains of Clostridium butyricumen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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