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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Edible Mushroom Extracts: Assessment of Fungal Resistance

Applied Sciences, 2022
Antimicrobial efficacy of the water or methanolic extracts of three medicinal mushrooms Taiwanofungus camphoratus, Agaricus blazei Murrill, and Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P.
Jong H. Kim, Christina C. Tam, Kathleen L. Chan, Noreen Mahoney, Luisa W. Cheng, Mendel Friedman, Kirkwood M. Land   +6 more
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The Toxins of Cyanobacteria [PDF]

Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), 2001
Cyanobacteria, formerly called ”blue-green algae“, are simple, primitive photosynthetic microorganism wide occurrence in fresh, brackish and salt waters. Forty different genera ofCyanobacteriaare known and many of them are producers of potent toxins responsible for a wide array of human illnesses, aquatic mammal and bird morbidity and mortality, and ...
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A Monoclonal Antibody Based Capture ELISA for Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype B: Toxin Detection in Food

Toxins, 2013
Botulism is a serious foodborne neuroparalytic disease, caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Seven toxin serotypes (A–H) have been described.
Larry H. Stanker, Miles C. Scotcher, Luisa Cheng, Kathryn Ching, Jeffery McGarvey, David Hodge, Robert Hnasko   +6 more
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Comparative pathogenomic analysis reveals a highly tetanus toxin-producing clade of Clostridium tetani isolates in Japan

mSphere, 2023
Clostridium tetani is the etiological agent of the disease tetanus, resulting in various symptoms, including neck tension, tongue-twisting, a decline in walking ability, and death in severe cases. To date, publicly available genome sequences of C. tetani
Chie Shitada, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Akihiko Yamamoto, Chiyomi Sakamoto, Masanori Hashino, Makoto Kuroda, Motohide Takahashi   +6 more
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T cell Receptor Vβ9 in Method for Rapidly Quantifying Active Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Type-A without Live Animals

Toxins, 2019
Staphylococcal food poisoning is a result of ingestion of Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) produced by Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcal enterotoxin type A (SEA) is the predominant toxin produced by S.
Reuven Rasooly, Paula Do, Xiaohua He, Bradley Hernlem   +3 more
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Alternative to Animal Use for Detecting Biologically Active Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Type A

Toxins, 2018
Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are a food safety concern. Existing methods for biologically active SE detection rely on the emetic response in live kittens or monkeys.
Reuven Rasooly, Paula Do, Xiaohua He, Bradley Hernlem   +3 more
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CCD Based Detector for Detection of Abrin Toxin Activity

Toxins, 2020
Abrin is a highly potent and naturally occurring toxin produced in the seeds of Abrus precatorius (Rosary Pea) and is of concern as a potential bioterrorism weapon.
Reuven Rasooly, Paula Do, Bradley Hernlem   +2 more
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Botulinus Toxin [PDF]

Science, 1922
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WHAT IS THE TOXIN? [PDF]

The Lancet, 1922
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Sensitive, Rapid, Quantitative and in Vitro Method for the Detection of Biologically Active Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Type E

Toxins, 2016
Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial cause of clinical infections and foodborne illnesses through its production of a group of enterotoxins (SEs) which cause gastroenteritis and also function as superantigens to massively activate T cells.
Reuven Rasooly, Paula Do, Bradley Hernlem   +2 more
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