A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria - Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concerning ...

The genome of the organism that produces the world's most lethal toxin has been revealed. This toxin is the major weapon in the genome of Clostridium botulinum: less than two kg is enough to kill ...

On the primary outcome, 31% of head tremor patients in the botulinum toxin group improved by at least 2 points on the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI) scale at 18 weeks, compared with 9% in ...

Clostridium botulinum is not a well-defined species of bacterium. Instead, it is a conglomerate of four culturally distinct groups of organisms that, among them, produce seven serologically distinct ...

A technique to detect Clostridium botulinum in food products can deliver results in three hours as opposed to the four day delay associated with traditional methods, claims Leatherhead Food ...

Spanish scientists have produced a report on the growth of Clostridium botulinum and the risk of botulism following an outbreak that affected 12 people in 2023. In June and July 2023, an increase in ...

Three recently published studies have detailed foodborne botulism and Campylobacter outbreaks in Japan. The first, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, covered an outbreak of ...

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