Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin gene is not detectable by PCR in the intestinal flora of infants who died from sudden infant death syndrome or other causes

J Med Microbiol. 2010 Feb;59(Pt 2):251-253. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.014613-0. Epub 2009 Oct 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Clostridium Infections / epidemiology
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology
  • Clostridium sordellii / genetics
  • Clostridium sordellii / metabolism*
  • Gastrointestinal Contents / chemistry*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • Sudden Infant Death / etiology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • lethal toxin LT, Clostridium sordellii