Botulinum toxin: Bioweapon & magic drug - PMC

Botulinum neurotoxins, causative agents of botulism in humans, are produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic spore-former Gram positive bacillus. Botulinum neurotoxin poses a major bioweapon threat because of its extreme potency and lethality; its ...

Indian J Med Res . 2010 Nov;132(5):489–503. Botulinum toxin: Bioweapon & magic drug Ram Kumar Dhaked Ram Kumar Dhaked 1 Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, India Find articles by Ram Kumar Dhaked 1, ✉ , Manglesh Kumar Singh Manglesh Kumar Singh 1 Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, India Find articles by Manglesh Kumar Singh 1 , Padma Singh Padma Singh 1 Biotechnology Division, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior, India Find articles by Padma Singh 1 , Pallavi Gupta Pallavi Gupta 1 Biotechno

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