Dual-Toxin-Producing <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Strain Isolated from a Foodborne Botulism Case in Korea: Genomic and Functional Insights.

ABSTRACT: Clostridium botulinum produces one of the most potent biological toxins and causes botulism, a rare but potentially fatal neuroparalytic disease. In 2014, a foodborne botulism case was reported in Korea, and a strain (CB-2014001) was isolated. Initial characterization identified it as a BoNT/B-producing strain based on mouse bioassay and conventional PCR. However, subsequent genomic analysis revealed the presence of dual BoNT gene clusters, bont/B and bont/F, corresponding to subtypes B5 and F2, respectively. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the genetic characteristics and toxin expression profiles of the isolated strain. The strain showed high sequence identity with Bf-type strains such as CDC 3281 and An436. Functional assays confirmed simultaneous expression of both BoNT/B and /F t

SUBMITTER: Choi ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12197393 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature