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. 1997 Aug;35(8):2163–2164. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2163-2164.1997

Emergence of Clostridium botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organisms in a patient with type B infant botulism.

K Yamakawa 1, T Karasawa 1, H Kakinuma 1, H Maruyama 1, H Takahashi 1, S Nakamura 1
PMCID: PMC229927  PMID: 9230406

Abstract

We encountered a patient with infant botulism caused by a single clone of Clostridium botulinum type B. In the early convalescent phase, a C. botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organism emerged in the feces instead. Growth inhibition of toxigenic strains by nontoxigenic strains was examined.

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