Clostridium botulinum other strains: Difference between revisions

From Cbcb
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 26: Line 26:


Other links:
Other links:
   [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap2.html FDA]
   * [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap2.html FDA]
  "Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming rod that roduces a potent  neurotoxin.
  The spores are heat-resistant and can survive in foods that are incorrectly or minimally processed.
  Seven types (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) of botulism are recognized, based on the antigenic specificity of the toxin produced by each strain.
  Types A, B, E and F cause human botulism.
  Types C and D cause most cases of botulism in animals.
  Animals most commonly affected are wild fowl and poultry, cattle, horses and some species of fish.
  Although type G has been isolated from soil in Argentina, no outbreaks involving it have been recognized."

Revision as of 17:37, 17 October 2007

Other than the Sanger sequenced Hall strain A (ATCC 3502)

Data sources

NCBI:

Strains:

Strains:

 1. A str. ATCC 19397 [LANL/JCVI/DOE] complete 
 2*: A str. ATCC 3502 [Sanger] complete 
 3: A str. Hall [LANL/JCVI/DOE] complete 
 4: Bf [JCVI/MSC] 70 contigs ; in AA
 5: C str. Eklund [JCVI/MSC] 76 contigs  ; in AA
 6: F str. Langeland plasmid pCLI [LANL/JCVI/DOE] complete
 7: G [JCVI/MSC] 64 contigs  ; not in AA
 8: NCTC 2916 [JCVI/MSC] 70 contigs  ; in AA
 9: str. Iwanei E [JCVI/MSC] 66 contigs

File locations:

 /fs/szasmg2/Bacteria/C_botulinum/

Other links:

 * FDA
 "Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming rod that roduces a potent  neurotoxin. 
 The spores are heat-resistant and can survive in foods that are incorrectly or minimally processed. 
 Seven types (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) of botulism are recognized, based on the antigenic specificity of the toxin produced by each strain. 
 Types A, B, E and F cause human botulism. 
 Types C and D cause most cases of botulism in animals. 
 Animals most commonly affected are wild fowl and poultry, cattle, horses and some species of fish. 
 Although type G has been isolated from soil in Argentina, no outbreaks involving it have been recognized."