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vetstudent-microbiologymaniac:

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Botulin toxin, produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria, is so potent, that it takes about 75 nanograms to kill a person. It is used to produce Botox injections.

It is commonly found in soil, improperly preserved food, especially home-made canned food and the spores can survive the temperature of boiling water.

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    Needs referencing. :)
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    I’d like to know what type of botulin toxin it is…
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    This brings memories of my last Applied Food Microbiology test…
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