An Atypical Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism Due to 1 Types B and E from Ham 2 3
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18 An outbreak of human botulism was due to consumption of ham containing botulinum 19 neurotoxins B and E. Clostridium botulinum type E strain isolated from ham was assigned to 20 a new subtype (E12) based on bont/E gene sequencing and belongs to a new multi locus 21 sequence subtype as analyzed by whole genome sequencing. 22
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An atypical outbreak of food-borne botulism due to Clostridium botulinum types B and E from ham.
An outbreak of human botulism was due to consumption of ham containing botulinum neurotoxins B and E. A Clostridium botulinum type E strain isolated from ham was assigned to a new subtype (E12) based on bont/E gene sequencing and belongs to a new multilocus sequence subtype, as analyzed by whole-genome sequencing.
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