The many journeys of botulinum neurotoxins and the bacteria that produce them-evolutionary, geographic, and research-related movements that have contributed to our understanding of a diverse pathogen.

SUMMARYBotulism is a neuroparalytic intoxication caused by a collection of large proteins, known as botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), that are related in amino acid sequence and structure. The extreme potency of BoNTs can be traced to their ability to a…

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