Clostridium perfringens toxin genotypes in the feces of healthy North Americans.

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Published in Anaerobe on February 07, 2008

Authors

Robert J Carman1, Sameera Sayeed, Jihong Li, Christopher W Genheimer, Megan F Hiltonsmith, Tracy D Wilkins, Bruce A McClane

Author Affiliations

1: TechLab, Inc., Blacksburg, VA 24060-6358, USA. rjcarman@techlab.com

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