Enterococci are hardy microbes that thrive in the gastrointestinal tracts of nearly all land animals, including our own, and generally cause no harm. But their ruggedness has lately made them leading ...

Botulinum toxin (BoNT), often referred to as a “miracle poison,” is one of the deadliest biological substances known to man. 1 BoNT is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. A rod-shaped ...

While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum -- the most potent toxins known. These toxins are often found ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . C. botulinum, the major cause of botulism, is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming, motile bacillus that ...

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Currently there's no treatment for botulism once the toxin gets into neurons. This novel treatment neutralized the toxin with a second, modified botulinum toxin that delivered a mini antibody into the ...