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Botulinum Toxin is a protein most known for causing the potentially fatal illness botulism. The protein is produced by three species of bacterium, primarily Clostridium botulism, and also Clostridium baratii, and Clostridium butyricum.
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Let us color the N to C terminus accordingly. The N terminus appears in blue while the C terminus is red.
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