Laboratory Investigation of the First Case of Botulism Caused by Clostridium butyricum Type E Toxin in the United States | Zendy

Janet K. Dykes | Zendy; Carolina Lúquez | Zendy; Brian H. Raphael | Zendy; L M McCroskey | Zendy; Susan E. Maslanka | Zendy

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Laboratory Investigation of the First Case of Botulism Caused by Clostridium butyricum Type E Toxin in the United States

Author(s) -

Janet K. Dykes,

Carolina Lúquez,

Brian H. Raphael,

L M McCroskey,

Susan E. Maslanka

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01351-15

Subject(s) - clostridium butyricum , botulism , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , clostridium botulinum , clostridium , isolation (microbiology) , clostridiaceae , biology , virology , bacteria , genetics

We report here the laboratory investigation of the first known case of botulism in the United States caused by Clostridium butyricum type E. This investigation demonstrates the importance of extensive microbiological examination of specimens, which resulted in the isolation of this organism.

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