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Analysis of a unique Clostridium botulinum strain from the Southern hemisphere producing a novel type E botulinum neurotoxin subtype.
BMC microbiology - 31 Oct 2012
Raphael Brian H, Lautenschlager Matthew, Kalb Suzanne R, de Jong Laura I T, Frace Michael, Lúquez Carolina, Barr John R, Fernández Rafael A, Maslanka Susan E
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BACKGROUND: Clostridium botulinum strains that produce botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E) are most commonly isolated from botulism cases, marine environments, and animals in regions of high latitude in the Northern hemisphere. A strain of C. botulinum type E (CDC66177) was isolated from soil in Chubut, Argentina. Previous studies showed that the amino acid sequences of BoNT/E produced by various strains differ...
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