
The same clade of Clostridium botulinum strains is causing avian botulism in southern and northern Europe
Keywords: Avian botulism; Clostridium botulinum; PFGE; Immunomagnetic separationBoNT, botulinum neurotoxin; PFGE, pulse field gel electrophoresis; TPGY, tryptose–peptone–glucose–yeast extract; PBST, PBS supplemented with 0.1% Tween 20; PBSTB, PBST with 1% bovine se