Clostridium botulinum
MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-positive spore-forming, anaerobic rod.
- Found worldwide.
- Produces neurotoxin.
- The lethal dose (70 kg man):
- By injection, 0.15 ug
- Inhaled: 0.9 ug
- Oral: 70 ug
- The lethal dose (70 kg man):
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Last updated: June 18, 2023
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "Clostridium Botulinum." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum.
Auwaerter PG. Clostridium botulinum. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum. Accessed November 23, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Clostridium botulinum. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum
Auwaerter PG. Clostridium Botulinum [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2024 November 23]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540133/all/Clostridium_botulinum.
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