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[Phenotype and genotype of Clostridium sp. strains producing botulism neurotoxin].
Medycyna doswiadczalna i mikrobiologia - 1 Jan 2003
Augustynowicz Ewa, Gzyl Anna, Gniadek Grzegorz, Slusarczyk Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Neurotoxins produced by strains of Clostridium sp. are belonging to the most toxic biological substances. In the study phenotypes and genotypes of C. botulinum strains in animal studies in vivo and on the DNA level were evaluated, respectively. Additionally, the presence of genes encoding BoNT toxins of A, B, and E types among strains of Clostridium sp. were identified. In case of C. botulinum DNA was isolated...
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