title: Laboratory Investigation of the First Case of Botulism Caused by Clostridium butyricum Type E Toxin in the United States.
abstract: We report here the laboratory investigation of the first known case of botulism in the United States caused by Clostridium butyricum type E. This investigation demonstrates the importance of extensive microbiological examination of specimens, which resulted in the isolation of this organism.
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA jdykes@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Janet K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Dykes
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lúquez
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Raphael
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCroskey
authors.affiliation: Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Maslanka
mesh_terms: D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D046972:Clostridium butyricum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058889:Molecular Typing; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001905:Botulinum Toxins; C096326:botulinum toxin type E