Foodborne Botulism

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Introduction

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Clostridium botulinum

pre-existing microbewiki page Clostridium botulinum


Classification

Interaction with Food

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Genome

Table 1: Chromosome and plasmid size and GC content of sequenced Clostridium botulinum Strains
Strain Chromosome Size Plasmid Size GC content
Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A 3888Kb 16Kb 28% for chromosome

26% for plasmid

Clostridium botulinum A str. ATCC 19397 (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.8 Kb none 28% for chromosome
Clostridium botulinum A str. ATCC 3502 (Sanger Institute) 3.9Kb 0.016Kb 28 % for chromosome 26% for plasmid
Clostridium botulinum A str. Hall (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.7Kb none 28% for chromosome
Clostridium botulinum A2 str. Kyoto (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 4.15Kb none 28% for chromosome
Clostridium botulinum A3 str. Loch Maree (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 4Kb 0.27Kb 28% for chromosome

25% for plasmid

Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.8Kb 0.048 Kb 27% for chromosome

24% for plasmid

Clostridium botulinum B1 str. Okra okra (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.9Kb 0.15Kb 28% for chormosome

25% for plasmid

Clostridium botulinum Ba4 str. 657 (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.9Kb Plasmid pCLJ- 0.27Kb Plasmid pCLJ2-0.01Kb 28% for chromosome 25% for pCLJ plasmid 24 for pCLJ2 plasmid
Clostridium botulinum E3 str. Alaska E43 (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 3.6Kb None 27% for chromosome
Clostridium botulinum F str. Langeland (Los Alamos National Laboratory) 4.0Kb 0.018Kb 28% for chromosome

26% for plasmid


Note: Data obtained from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez


Pathology

Foodborne Botulism

Signs & Symptoms

Foodborne Botulism in the United States

Treatment

Prevention

Summary

Incorporate here or in Prevention section

References

1. [Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

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