Emergence of Clostridium botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organisms in a patient with type B infant botulism.
We encountered a patient with infant botulism caused by a single clone of Clostridium botulinum type B. In the early convalescent phase, a C. botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organism emerged in the feces instead. Growth inhibition of toxigenic strains by nontoxigenic strains was examined.
Yamakawa
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Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Karasawa
T
T
Kakinuma
H
H
Maruyama
H
H
Takahashi
H
H
Nakamura
S
S
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001906:Botulism / Q000382:microbiology*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013045:Species Specificity
D004269:DNA, Bacterial