Open AccessFirst Report of an Infant Botulism Case Due to Clostridium botulinum Type Af
Author(s) -
Laura I. T. de Jong,
Rafael Fernández,
Virtudes Pareja,
Gabriel Giaroli,
Sergio R. Guidarelli,
Janet K. Dykes,
Carolina Lúquez
Publication year - 2014
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.02894-14
Subject(s) - botulism , clostridium botulinum , clostridiaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridiales , medicine , clostridium , biology , virology , toxin , bacteria , genetics
Most infant botulism cases worldwide are due to botulinum toxin types A and B. Rarely, Clostridium botulinum strains that produce two serotypes (Ab, Ba, and Bf) have also been isolated from infant botulism cases. This is the first reported case of infant botulism due to C. botulinum type Af worldwide.
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