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. 1972 Aug;24(2):165–167. doi: 10.1128/am.24.2.165-167.1972

Clostridium botulinum Type F: Isolation from Venison Jerky

T F Midura 1, G S Nygaard 1, R M Wood 1, H L Bodily 1
PMCID: PMC380574  PMID: 4561099

Abstract

A Clostridium botulinum type F was isolated from the venison jerky responsible for the only type F botulism outbreak reported in the United States. The isolate differed from the prototype Langeland type F strain in being nonproteolytic.

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