Open AccessThe rat as an animal model for infant botulism
Author(s) -
L. J. Moberg,
Hiroshi Sugiyama
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.29.2.819-821.1980
Subject(s) - botulism , clostridium botulinum , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , colonization , animal model , botulinum toxin , endocrinology , neuroscience
Susceptibility to intraintestinal Clostridium botulinum colonization of conventional infant and germfree adult rats is comparable to that of mice. C. botulinum-monoassociated rats pass C. botulinum toxin in their milk.