Characterization of an organism that produces type E botulinal toxin but which resembles Clostridium butyricum from the feces of an infant with type E botulism.
The apparent causative organism from the only reported case of type E infant botulism was isolated and characterized. Except for its ability to produce type E botulinal toxin, this organism (strain 5262) would be unquestionably identified as Clostridium butyricum. This is the second time an organism resembling a defined Clostridium species other than a member of the C. botulinum group has been implicated in infant botulism.
D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001906:Botulism / Q000382:microbiology*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
D001905:Botulinum Toxins