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Definition of Botulinus toxin

1. Noun. Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon.

Medical Definition of Botulinus toxin

1. A potent neurotoxin from Clostridium botulinum. Synonym: botulin, botulismotoxin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Botulinus Toxin

Literary usage of Botulinus toxin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"Unlike these other toxins, however, botulin (the botulinus toxin) is actively poisonous when swallowed with food as well as when injected into the tissues. ..."

2. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"botulinus toxin is a poisonous substance elaborated by Bacillus botulinus and ... In view of the relative instability of botulinus toxin in mildly alkaline ..."

3. Principles of Immunology by Howard Thomas Karsner, Enrique Eduardo Ecker (1921)
"botulinus toxin leads to meningeal and even cerebral thrombosis and small hemorrhages. Both botulinus toxin and tetanus toxin have a marked affinity for the ..."

4. Manual of bacteriology by Robert Muir, James Ritchie (1913)
"The properties of the botulinus toxin have been investigated, and have been found to correspond closely, as regards relative instability, conditions of ..."

5. Principles of Immunology by Howard Thomas Karsner, Enrique Eduardo Ecker (1921)
"botulinus toxin leads to meningeal and even cerebral thrombosis and small hemorrhages. Both botulinus toxin and tetanus toxin have a marked affinity for the ..."

6. U. S. Dual-Use Exports to Iraq and Their Impact on the Health of the Persian by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"UNSCOM inspectors discovered ev :::' ; of research into certain biological agents including botulinus toxin ; --d ? thrax -- as well as organisms ..."

7. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"botulinus toxin is exceedingly poisonous. It has been possible to obtain a toxin of which 0.000001 cc would kill a 250-gram guinea- pig in from 3 to 4 days. ..."

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