Molecular characterization of a novel botulinum neurotoxin type H gene

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-202

  Dover, Nir ^a   Barash, Jason R ^a   Hill, Karen K ^b   Xie, Gary ^b   Arnon, Stephen S ^a  

^a Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Botulinum toxin type H; Botulism; Clostridium botulinum

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN HEAVY CHAIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN LIGHT CHAIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE H; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BONT TYPE A GENE; BONT TYPE B GENE; BONT TYPE C GENE; BONT TYPE D GENE; BONT TYPE E GENE; BONT TYPE F GENE; BONT TYPE G GENE; BONT TYPE H GENE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORFX TOXIN GENE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMIC RANK;

EID: 84891554851     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit450     Document Type: Article

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