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Molecular characterization and comparison of Clostridium botulinum type C avian strains.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Dec 2010
Skarin Hanna, Lindberg Anna, Blomqvist Gunilla, Aspán Anna, Båverud Viveca
Abstract excerpt
Type C botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT/C)-producing Clostridium botulinum causes animal botulism worldwide and has become a serious problem in poultry flocks and waterfowl in Sweden. The objectives of the present study were to isolate, characterize and subtype C. botulinum type C avian isolates in order to increase the knowledge of the genetic diversity. Isolates from 13 birds were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing...
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