Exploring the genetic background of the botulism neurotoxin BoNT/B2 in Spain

ABSTRACT To determine whether the neurotoxin BoNT/B2 causing botulism in Spain is clonal, the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Clostridium botulinum from food-borne episodes and infant cases of the condition were explored. The botulinum toxin gene (bont) subtype, the variable regi...

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Main Authors: Sylvia Valdezate, Gema Carrasco, María J. Medina, Noelia Garrido, Silvia del Pino, Monica Valiente, María P. Pallarés, Pilar Villalon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02380-23