TABLE 1.
Identification and source of the C. botulinum and C. tetani strains used for specificity testing
| Species | Type (C. botulinum) | Group (C. botulinum) | Sourcea | Strain identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. botulinum | A | I | NCTC | 7272 |
| A | I | CECT | 551 | |
| A | I | OPU | 62A | |
| B | I | NCTC | 7273 | |
| B | I | CECT | 4610 | |
| B | I | OPU | Okra | |
| C | III | NCTC | 8264 | |
| C | III | NRZ | REB1455 | |
| C | III | OPU | 003-9 | |
| D | III | NCTC | 8265 | |
| D | III | IP | 1873D | |
| D | III | OPU | CB-16 | |
| E | II | NCTC | 8266 | |
| E | II | CECT | 4611 | |
| E | II | UH | CB-S-21E | |
| F | I | NCTC | 10281 | |
| F | II | OPU | ||
| F | II | NZRCC | 83-4304 | |
| C. tetani | NCTC | 279 | ||
| DSMZ | 1285 |
a
NCTC, National Collection of Type Cultures, London, United Kingdom; CECT, Colección Espan̈ola de Cultivos Tipo, Valencia, Spain; OPU, S. Kozaki, Osaka Prefecture University, Department of Veterinary Science, Osaka, Japan; NRZ, Nationales Referenzzentrum für Clostridien, Erfurt, Germany; IP, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; UH, H. Korkeala, University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Helsinki, Finland; NZRCC, New Zealand Reference Culture Collection, Porirua, New Zealand; DSMZ, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Braunschweig, Germany.