Llama Antibody Inhibits Botulinum Neruotoxin
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| - | ''C. Botulinum'' is a Gram Positive bacteria belonging to the group of Firmicutes. They are obligate anaerobes capable of producing endospores. The | + | ''C. Botulinum'' is a Gram Positive bacteria belonging to the group of Firmicutes. They are obligate anaerobes capable of producing endospores. ''C. Botulinum'' is capable of producing a neurotoxin that causes muscle paralysis. The toxin can enter the body in many different ways: colonization of the digestive tract in both adults (Adult intestinal toxemia) and infants (infant botulism), ingestion of toxin from foods (Foodborne Botulism), and entry of a wound (Wound botulism). |
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Revision as of 04:56, 2 November 2010
C. Botulinum is a Gram Positive bacteria belonging to the group of Firmicutes. They are obligate anaerobes capable of producing endospores. C. Botulinum is capable of producing a neurotoxin that causes muscle paralysis. The toxin can enter the body in many different ways: colonization of the digestive tract in both adults (Adult intestinal toxemia) and infants (infant botulism), ingestion of toxin from foods (Foodborne Botulism), and entry of a wound (Wound botulism).
