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Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Four Monoclonal Antibody Combination Against Botulinum C and D Neurotoxins. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Botulism is caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the most poisonous substance known. BoNTs are also classified as Tier 1 biothreat agents due to their high potency and lethality.
Cobb, Ronald R   +12 more
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Infant botulism in Costa Rica: first report from Central America

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Introduction: Clostridium botulinum is known to cause descending paralysis in infants throughout the world. Methodology: The subject of this study was a three-month-old Costa Rican boy who was hospitalized because of poor suction and feeding, hypotonia,
Marcela Hernandez-de Mezerville   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cluster of Botulism among dutch tourists in Turkey, june 2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In June 2008, three Dutch tourists participating in a mini-cruise in Turkey needed urgent repatriation for antitoxin treatment because of symptoms of botulism.
Ouwerkerk, M., van   +2 more
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Inactivation of pathogens on food and contact surfaces using ozone as a biocidal agent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This study focuses on the inactivation of a range of food borne pathogens using ozone as a biocidal agent. Experiments were carried out using Campylobacter jejuni, E.
Anderson, J.G.   +4 more
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Clostridium botulinum strain Af84 contains three neurotoxin gene clusters: bont/A2, bont/F4 and bont/F5.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Sanger and shotgun sequencing of Clostridium botulinum strain Af84 type Af and its botulinum neurotoxin gene (bont) clusters identified the presence of three bont gene clusters rather than the expected two. The three toxin gene clusters consisted of bont
Nir Dover   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of sorbic acid on germinant receptor-dependent and -independent germination pathways in Bacillus cereus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Amino acid- and inosine-induced germination of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 spores was reversibly inhibited in the presence of 3 mM undissociated sorbic acid. Exposure to high hydrostatic pressure, Ca-dipicolinic acid (DPA), and bryostatin, an activator of
Abee, T.   +2 more
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Spore Germination Apparatus in Clostridium botulinum Group I and II [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spore germination is a significant step in the transformation of dormant spores into exponentially dividing vegetative cells, and in the case of Clostridium botulinum in the formation of the deadly botulinum neurotoxin.
Pye, Hannah
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