Finished whole-genome sequences of Clostridium butyricum toxin subtype E4 and Clostridium baratii toxin subtype F7 strains.

Authors: Halpin, Jessica L and Hill, Karen and Johnson, Shannon L and Bruce, David Carlton and Shirey, T Brian and Dykes, Janet K and Lúquez, Carolina

Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii species have been known to produce botulinum toxin types E and F, respectively, which can cause botulism, a rare but serious neuroparalytic disease. Here, we present finished genome sequences for two of these clinically relevant strains. Copyright © 2017 Halpin et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00375-17
Year: 2017

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