Draft genome sequence of Clostridium botulinum B2 450 strain from wound botulism in a drug user in Italy

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Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Fillo, Silvia ^a   Giordani, Francesco ^a   Anselmo, Anna ^a   Fortunato, Antonella ^a   Palozzi, Anna Maria ^a   De Santis, Riccardo ^a   Ciammaruconi, Andrea ^a   Spagnolo, Ferdinando ^a   Anniballi, Fabrizio ^b   Fiore, Alfonsina ^b   Auricchio, Bruna ^b   De Medici, Dario ^b   Lista, Florigio ^a  

^a Army Medical and Veterinary Research Center   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

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EID: 85007413978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00238-15     Document Type: Article

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