Clostridium botulinum Type B Isolated From a Wound Botulism Case Due to Injection Drug Use Resembles Other Local Strains Originating From Hawaii

Clostridium botulinum produces botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which can lead to death if untreated. In the United States, over 90% of wound botulism cases are associated with injection drug use of black tar heroin. We sought to determine the phylogenetic relatedness of C. botulinum isolated from an in...

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Autores principales: Halpin, Jessica L., Foltz, Victoria, Dykes, Janet K., Chatham-Stephens, Kevin, Lúquez, Carolina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367084
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.678473

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367084
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.678473

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