Distribution of Clostridium botulinum Type E Strains in Nunavik, Northern Quebec, Canada

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Leclair, Daniel, Farber, Jeffrey M., Doidge, Bill, Blanchfield, Burke, Suppa, Sandy, Pagotto, Franco, Austin, John W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; Hudson Strait; inuit; Ungava Bay; Nunavik
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.05999-11; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.05999-11

ABSTRACT The distribution and levels of Clostridium botulinum type E were determined from field sites used by Inuit hunters for butchering seals along the coast of Nunavik. The incidence rates of C. botulinum type E in shoreline soil along the coast were 0, 50, and 87.5% among samples tested for the...