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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2005, p. 4137-4139, Vol. 71, No. 7
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.7.4137-4139.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Distribution of Botulinum Toxin-Producing Clostridia in Soils of Argentina

Carolina Lúquez, María I. Bianco, Laura I. T. de Jong, María D. Sagua, Graciela N. Arenas, Alberto S. Ciccarelli, and Rafael A. Fernández*

Área Microbiología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, Parque General San Martín S/N, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina

Received 1 July 2004/ Accepted 25 January 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Área Microbiología, Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario, Parque General San Martín S/N, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina. Phone: 54-261-449-4112. Fax: 54-261-449-4047. E-mail: rfernand{at}fcm.uncu.edu.ar.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2005, p. 4137-4139, Vol. 71, No. 7
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.7.4137-4139.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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