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  • Title: Identification of epsilon toxin-producing Clostridium perfringens strains in American retail food.
    Author: Regan SB, Anwar Z, Miraflor P, Williams LB, Shetty S, Sepulveda J, Moreh J, Bogdanov S, Haigh S, Lustig A, Gaehde S, Vartanian A, Rubin N, Linden JR.
    Journal: Anaerobe; 2018 Dec; 54():124-127. PubMed ID: 30170047.
    Abstract:
    Food samples (n = 216) from New York city were tested for the presence of C. perfringens via PCR for specific toxin genes. Thirty-four (16%) samples were positive for C. perfringens. Of these 34, 31 (91.2%) were type A or E, one (2.9%) was type B, and two (5.9%) were type D.
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