Contamination of honey produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan with Clostridium botulinum

Raikhan Mustafina, Balgabay Maikanov, Jan Wiśniewski, Michal J. Tracz, Krzysztof Anusz, Tomasz Grenda, E. Kukier, Magdalena Goldsztejn, K. Kwiatek

2015

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DOI 10.1515/bvip-2015-0036

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Abstract

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