Historical and current perspectives on Clostridium botulinum diversity

Research in Microbiology - Tập 166 Số 4 - Trang 290-302 - 2015
Theresa J. Smith1, Karen K. Hill2, Brian H. Raphael3
1Molecular and Translational Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA
2Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
3Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta GA 30329 USA

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