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Genomic Diversity, Competition, and Toxin Production by Group I and II Clostridium botulinum Strains Used in Food Challenge Studies

Microorganisms, 2022
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum are the causative agent of human and animal botulism, a rare but serious and potentially deadly intoxication. Foodborne botulism is caused by the consumption of foods containing
Brooke Kathryn Bowe, Travis Gwynn Wentz, Brieana Marie Gregg, William Howard Tepp, Kristin Marie Schill, Shashi Sharma, Sabine Pellett   +6 more
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Botulinum Neurotoxins: History, Mechanism, and Applications. A Narrative Review

Journal of Neurochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 8, August 2025.
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by Clostridium botulinum, bind irreversibly to presynaptic cholinergic nerve terminals and exploit a zinc‐dependent mechanism to cleave SNARE proteins, blocking acetylcholine release and causing flaccid paralysis.
Arik Monash, Joseph Tam, Osnat Rosen, Hermona Soreq   +3 more
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Cold Plasma‐Mediated Inactivation of Spore‐Forming Microorganisms: Mechanisms, Quality Attributes, and Efficiency Parameters

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2025.
This review seeks to systematically assess the efficacy of cold plasma treatment in spore inactivation, elucidating its operational mechanisms through a comprehensive analysis of scientific literature that investigates the impact of various influencing factors.
Shiva Ezzati, Hossein Ahangari, Mohadeseh Mohammadian, Ali Khoshkalampour, Ehsan Moghaddas Kia, Zahra Ghasempour   +5 more
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Botulism Fact sheet, July 2015 [PDF]

, 2015
Botulism is a rare but serious muscle-paralyzing illness caused by a nerve toxin (botulinum toxin) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

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The food safety impact of salt and sodium reduction initiatives [PDF]

, 2014
Excessive or high salt or sodium intake is known to cause hypertension and other diseases. Within the United Kingdom voluntary targets for salt reduction have been set and laid out in the Secretary of State responsibility deal.
ACMSF, Davidson PM, Enderle J, Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SCAN), Wallis K, Wilson R, Zarei M   +6 more
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Effects of Plant Substitutes for Nitrite on the Technological Characteristics of Fermented Sausages: A Comprehensive Review

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2025.
Since the consumption of sodium nitrite is harmful to humans and this substance is used as an additive in fermented sausages, it is suggested to use plant substitutes for nitrite. In this article, it deals with a comprehensive review of the proposed plant substitutes and the different effects of these substitutes on the technological characteristics of
Sima Tahmouzi, Behnam Alizadeh Salmani, Soheyl Eskandari, Masoumeh Arab   +3 more
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Adult Intestinal Botulism: A Rare Presentation in an Immunocompromised Patient With Short Bowel Syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2018
The cholinergic heat-labile neurotoxin produced by Clostridium species is primarily responsible for the clinical manifestations of botulism. The classic phenotypic presentation of botulism consists of subacute descending flaccid paralysis with intact ...
Pramod K. Guru, MBBS, MD, Tara L. Becker, MD, Alana Stephens, DO, Rocco J. Cannistraro, MD, Benjamin H. Eidelman, MD, D. Jane Hata, PhD, Lisa Brumble, MD   +6 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices of food service staff in nursing homes and long-term care facilities [PDF]

, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices of food service staff in nursing homes and long-term care facilities for the elderly in Sicily, Italy.
Buccheri, C., Casuccio, A., Giammanco, M., Giammanco, S., LA GUARDIA, M., Mammina, C.   +5 more
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Opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) on the risks associated with the consumption of nitrites and nitrates

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2025.
ABSTRACT This document presents the opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), established from the work of its Working Group on “Risks associated with the consumption of Nitrites and Nitrates" (NiNa WG) and validated by its Expert Committees on “Assessment of the biological risks in foods” (CES ...
Marie‐Louise Scippo, Pierre‐Marie Badot, Gilles Bornert, Noémie Desriac, Florence Dubois‐Brissonnet, Abraham Escobar Gutierrez, Emmanuelle Kesse‐Guyot, Laïla Lakhal, Georges C. Lognay, Océane Martin, Régine Talon, Paule Vasseur, Bruno Le Bizec, Claude Atgié, Martine Clauw, Marie‐Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein, Nicolas Delcourt, Christine Demeilliers, Erwan Engel, Anne‐Sophie Ficheux, Jérôme Gay‐Queheillard, Petru Jitaru, Sonia Khier, Emilie Lance, Caroline Lanier, Michel Laurentie, Ludovic Le Hegarat, Nicolas Loiseau, Francesca Mancini, David Makowski, Eric Marchioni, Jean‐François Masfaraud, César Mattei, Anne Platel, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Yann Sivry, Philippe Fravalo, Frédéric Auvray, Mickaël Boni, Frédéric Carlin, Catherine Chubilleau, Steven Duret, Michel Federighi, Michel Gautier, Michèle Gourmelon, Stéphane Guyot, Nathalie Jourdan‐Da Silva, Renaud Lailler, Bertrand Lombard, Sandra Martin‐Latil, Jeanne‐Marie Membré, Eric Oswald, Pascal Piveteau, Nalini Rama Rao, Sabine Schorr‐Galindo, Muriel Thomas, Isabelle Villena, Catherine Chubilleau, Steven Duret, Michel Joyeux, Frédéric Lirussi, Damien Mouly, Marie‐Pierre Sauvant‐Rochat, Olivier Sorg, Frédérique Audiat‐Perrin, Morgane Bachelot, Sandrine Carrillo, Thomas Cartier, Aurore Coudray, Juliana De Oliveira Mota, Carine Dubuisson, Françoise Gauchard, Julie Gauvreau‐Beziat, Laurent Guillier, Sonia Poisson, Jean‐Cédric Reninger, Alexander Walsh, Keyvin Darney, Géraldine Carne, Nawel Bemrah   +79 more
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Insects as Natural Hosts, Vectors and Reservoirs of Botulinum Neurotoxin‐Producing Clostridia and Their Non‐Toxinogenic Counterparts: Preliminary Evidence

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 2025.
The ecology of botulinum neurotoxin‐producing Clostridia bacteria and their non‐toxinogenic phylogenetic counterparts remains unclear. This study explored the current literature, mine > 5000 SRA samples, and provide a pilot feeding experiment in a butterfly, to propose evidence of the interconnection between Clostridia and insects.
François P. Douillard, Olivia Lanzoni, Anne Duplouy, Miia Lindström   +3 more
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