title: Emergence of Clostridium botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organisms in a patient with type B infant botulism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakinuma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial