Genome sequence of a proteolytic (Group I) Clostridium botulinum strain Hall A and comparative analysis of the clostridial genomes

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Figure 3.

Chitinase assay. Chitin degradation was assessed on chitin-overlaid agar plates as described in Methods. Small zones of clearing are evident around colonies of proteolytic C. botulinum strains Hall A (A) and 213B (B), but not around colonies of nonproteolytic C. botulinum strain CDC 7854 (C).

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  1. Genome Res. 17: 1082-1092

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