Uncommon toxinotypes of pathogenic clostridial strains in Colombia : molecular characterization of soil isolates from regions with Clostridium reports

Several outbreaks since 1973 have been observed in Colombian cattle with a presumptive diagnosis of Clostridium botulinum diseases [1]. FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual protocols were used for the isolation of the two representative clostridia microorganisms in Colombia: C. botulinum and C. per...