Distribution of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia in soils of Argentina.
We studied the presence of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia in 2,009 soil samples from five geographical regions of Argentina. The prevalence was 23.5%, and the distribution was not homogeneous among the regions. We observed a great multiplicity of serological types and a higher prevalence in nonvirgin soils than in virgin soils.
Area Microbiología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, Parque General San Martín S/N, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina.
Carolina
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Lúquez
María I
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Bianco
Laura I T
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de Jong
María D
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Sagua
Graciela N
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Arenas
Alberto S
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Ciccarelli
Rafael A
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Fernández
D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000145:classification / Q000633:toxicity; D001906:Botulism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D051379:Mice; D015995:Prevalence; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D001905:Botulinum Toxins