Laboratory diagnostics of botulism. Laboratory diagnostics of botulism. The standard methods are marked with black arrows, and methods aiming at rapid initial screening are marked with gray arrows. Measures aiming at the characterization of the disease isolates and providing complete epidemiological information are marked with white arrows. TPGY, tryptone-peptone-glucose-yeast extract medium; CMM, cooked-meat medium; CBI, C. botulinum isolation medium. Miia Lindström, and Hannu Korkeala Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2006; doi:10.1128/CMR.19.2.298-314.2006