Finished Whole-Genome Sequences of Clostridium butyricum Toxin Subtype E4 and Clostridium baratii Toxin Subtype F7 Strains.

ABSTRACT: Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii species have been known to produce botulinum toxin types E and F, respectively, which can cause botulism, a rare but serious neuroparalytic disease. Here, we present finished genome sequences for two of these clinically relevant strains.

SUBMITTER: Halpin JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5522921 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature