Distribution of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia in soils of Argentina |
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| Authors: | Lúquez Carolina Bianco María I de Jong Laura I T Sagua María D Arenas Graciela N Ciccarelli Alberto S Fernández Rafael A |
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| Affiliation: | Area Microbiología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, Parque General San Martín S/N, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina. |
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| Abstract: | We studied the presence of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia in 2,009 soil samples from five geographical regions of Argentina. The prevalence was 23.5%, and the distribution was not homogeneous among the regions. We observed a great multiplicity of serological types and a higher prevalence in nonvirgin soils than in virgin soils. |
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