We established a method of directly detecting Clostridium botulinum type C cells, while minimizing spore detection, in the intestinal contents of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). This technique involved extraction of predominantly cellular DNA from tilapia intestinal tracts and used a polymerase chain reaction assay to detect presence of type C1 toxin gene. We consistently detected C. botulinum type C cells in tilapia gastrointestinal contents at a level of 7.5 × 10 4 cells per 0.25 g material or 1.9 × 10 3 cells. This technique is useful for determining prevalence of the potentially active organisms within a given population of fish and may be adapted to other types of C. botulinum and vertebrate populations as well. © Wildlife Disease Association 2004.
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Nol, P., Williamson, J. L., Rocke, T. E., & Yuill, T. M. (2004). Detection of Clostridium botulinum type C cells in the gastrointestinal tracts of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) by polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40(4), 749–753. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.749
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