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Clostridium botulinum
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-positive spore-forming, anaerobic rod.
- Found worldwide.
- Produces neurotoxin.
- Lethal dose (70 kg man):
- By injection 0.15 ug
- Inhaled: 0.9 ug
- Oral: 70 ug
- Lethal dose (70 kg man):
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-positive spore-forming, anaerobic rod.
- Found worldwide.
- Produces neurotoxin.
- Lethal dose (70 kg man):
- By injection 0.15 ug
- Inhaled: 0.9 ug
- Oral: 70 ug
- Lethal dose (70 kg man):
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Last updated: March 8, 2019
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Auwaerter, Paul G, and John G Bartlett. "Clostridium Botulinum." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum.
Auwaerter PG, Bartlett JG. Clostridium botulinum. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum. Accessed July 2, 2022.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Bartlett, J. G. (2019). Clostridium botulinum. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum
Auwaerter PG, Bartlett JG. Clostridium Botulinum [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 July 02]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum.
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