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J Clin Microbiol
; 42(1): 484-6, 2004 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14715812
ABSTRACT
A nonproteolytic, nontoxigenic Clostridium botulinum strain identified by conventional and molecular techniques as type B-, E-, or F-like (BEF-like) was isolated from a human postsurgical wound. All previous reports of such strains have been from environmental sources. Since toxin production is the main taxonomic denominator for C. botulinum, a new name is needed for nonproteolytic, nontoxigenic BEF-like clinical isolates.