Differentiation of the gene clusters encoding botulinum neurotoxin type A complexes in Clostridium botulinum type A, Ab, and A(B) strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 7192-7199

  Franciosa, Giovanna ^a   Floridi, Francesca ^a   Maugliani, Antonella ^a   Aureli, Paolo ^a  

^a Ctro Naz Qualita Alimenti R   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; STRAIN; TOXIC MATERIALS;

GENE CLUSTERS; GENE ENCODING; PULSED-FILLED GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TOXIN GENES;

GENES;

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; GENOMIC DNA;

GENE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOOD; GENE CLUSTER; GENOME ANALYSIS; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE A; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE B; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 10444278185     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.12.7192-7199.2004     Document Type: Article

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