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I'm toxic and dangerous ! - Clostridium botulinum

To be truly independent, try living without oxygen. my adopted bacterium can do just that. Clostridium botulinum does not only produce extremely dangerous toxins, it is one of the most lethal bacteria to exist - according to research.The toxins produced can block nerve functions as well as lead to respiratory and muscular paralysis

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Producing toxins - Clostridium botulinum

Producing toxins - Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, spore-forming, motile bacterium capable of producing botulinum, a neurotoxin. It has oval, subterminal spores that typically distend the vegetative cells and is 4–6 m by 0.9–1.2 m in dimension. The botulinum toxin is the most active toxin known to humankind with a lethal dose of 1.3–2.1 ng/kg in humans, which cause botulism, a serious flaccid paralytic disease in humans and other animals.

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A selfie ; )

A selfie ; )

C. botulinum is a diverse group of pathogenic bacteria that were originally grouped together by their ability to generate botulinum toxin and are now classified into four distinct classes._ C. botulinum groups I–IV, as well as certain strains of _Clostridium butyricum and C_lostridium baratii_, are the bacteria that produce botulinum toxin. It develops spores that can persist in food that has been poorly stored or canned where they produce a toxin (Peck., 2009).

The spores of four C. botulinum type E strains have an unusual and complex morphology. Numerous tubular appendages protrude from the spore's surface. A fragile exosporium encases the spore and its appendages. The spores' electron microscopic morphology is represented using the carbon-replica technique and metal shadowed and negatively stained preparations.

Website at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15569549909036015?journalCode=itxr19

Molecular steps of intoxication by the Clostridium Botulinum toxin (Pictured above).
Structure and Function of Clostridium Botulinum

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A photoshopped picture of myself ; )

A photoshopped picture of myself ; )

Ending it with a selfie : P

Website at https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/1/4/637/485291?redirectedFrom=PDF

Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium with no well-defined genus. Instead, it's a set of four culturally distinct species that create seven serologically distinct toxins, all of which have a similar pharmacological effect. The soil is C. botulinum primary habitat, though its distribution in the soil may be highly regional. There are two forms of C. botulinum that cause infant botulism: type A and type B proteolytic strains. Type A strains, which toxin humans seem to be most vulnerable to, are most commonly found in western US soil; type B strains are more widely distributed, with a higher degree of isolation from the soil of some Appalachian regions. The frequency of occurrence of type A and type B food-borne botulism parallels the distribution of these types in the soil.

Clostridium Botulinum Microbiology | pathogenesis toxins and disease

Clostridium Botulinum Microbiology | pathogenesis toxins microbiology - This video is about the details of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria. [ ].

BOTULINUM TOXIN

From the Department of Dermatology and STD, Pt. J.N.M. Medical College and Assoc. Dr. B.R.A.M. Hospital, Raipur - 492 001, India.

Botulinum toxins are now used to treat a broad range of medical conditions, including strabismus and focal dystonias, hemifacial spasm, and various spastic movement disorders, headaches, hypersalivation, hyperhidrosis, and some chronic conditions that only lead to medical treatment in part. The number of new signs that could be found is rapidly increasing. Correction of wrinkles, creases, and wrinkling all over the face, chin, neck, and chest, as well as dermatological applications such as hyperhidrosis, are among the cosmetological applications. Botulinum toxin injections are usually well tolerated, with few side effects. To use botulinum toxins correctly in clinical practice, you must have a thorough understanding of the functional anatomy of the mimetic muscles.