Primer aislamiento de Clostridium tetani a partir de suelos de la Meseta Central de Costa Rica

Clínical evidence has long pointed to the existence of Clostridium tetani in Costa Rica. Thirty soil samples were studied for clostridia, and two yielded six strains of C. tetani, four of which proved to be toxigenic when mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with the culture supemates, These four...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez, Evelyn, Gamboa, María del Mar, Fernández, Bernal
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 1991
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24841
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Summary:Clínical evidence has long pointed to the existence of Clostridium tetani in Costa Rica. Thirty soil samples were studied for clostridia, and two yielded six strains of C. tetani, four of which proved to be toxigenic when mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with the culture supemates, These four isolates could be neutralized when their toxic supemates were admixed with tetanus antitoxin.