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Whole-genome sequence of Clostridium botulinum A2B3 87, a highly virulent strain involved in a fatal case of foodborne botulism in Italy

Genome Announcements (2016) 3(2)
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00237-15
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Abstract

Here, we report the genome sequence of a rare bivalent strain of Clostridium botulinum, A2B3 87. The strain was isolated from a foodborne botulism case that occurred in Italy in 1995. The case was characterized by rapid evolution of the illness and failure of conventional treatments.

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Giordani, F., Fillo, S., Anselmo, A., Palozzi, A. M., Fortunato, A., Gentile, B., … Lista, F. (2016). Whole-genome sequence of Clostridium botulinum A2B3 87, a highly virulent strain involved in a fatal case of foodborne botulism in Italy. Genome Announcements, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00237-15

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