Distribution of Botulinum Toxin-producing Clostridia in Soils of Argentina

Overview

Journal Appl Environ Microbiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Microbiology

Date 2005 Jul 8

PMID 16000834

Citations 10

Authors

Carolina Luquez

Maria I Bianco

Laura I T de Jong

Maria D Sagua

Graciela N Arenas

Alberto S Ciccarelli

Rafael A Fernandez

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Abstract

We studied the presence of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia in 2,009 soil samples from five geographical regions of Argentina. The prevalence was 23.5%, and the distribution was not homogeneous among the regions. We observed a great multiplicity of serological types and a higher prevalence in nonvirgin soils than in virgin soils.

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