"Clostridium botulinum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of anaerobic, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae that produces proteins with characteristic neurotoxicity. It is the etiologic agent of BOTULISM in humans, wild fowl, HORSES; and CATTLE. Seven subtypes (sometimes called antigenic types, or strains) exist, each producing a different botulinum toxin (BOTULINUM TOXINS). The organism and its spores are widely distributed in nature.
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D003014
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B03.300.390.400.200.160 B03.353.625.375.500.160 B03.510.415.400.200.160
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium botulinum" by people in Profiles.
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Sequence of the gene coding for the neurotoxin of Clostridium botulinum type A associated with infant botulism: comparison with other clostridial neurotoxins. Res Microbiol. 1993 Sep; 144(7):547-56.
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Genetic interrelationships of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F and other members of the Clostridium botulinum complex as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1993-1994; 64(3-4):273-83.