Contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with Clostridium botulinum
Abstract
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
© 2015 Raikhan Mustafina, Balgabay Maikanov, Jan Wiśniewski, Michał Tracz, Krzysztof Anusz, Tomasz Grenda, Elżbieta Kukier, Magdalena Goldsztejn, Krzysztof Kwiatek, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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