Molecular characterization of Clostridium botulinum isolates from foodborne outbreaks in Thailand, 2010.

Molecular characterization of Clostridium botulinum isolates from foodborne outbreaks in Thailand, 2010.

BACKGROUND: Thailand has had several foodborne outbreaks of botulism, one of the biggest being in 2006 when laboratory investigations identified the etiologic agent as Clostridium botulinum type A. Identification of the etiologic agent from outbreak samples is laborious using conventional microbiolo...

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Main Authors: Piyada Wangroongsarb, Tomoko Kohda, Chutima Jittaprasartsin, Karun Suthivarakom, Thanitchi Kamthalang, Kaoru Umeda, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Shunji Kozaki, Kazuyoshi Ikuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903786?pdf=render

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