Botulism -- Slovakia
The life-threatening illness botulism is caused by 7 serotypes (A-G) of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT), however only serotypes A, B, E and F cause disease in humans. BoNTs prevent neurotransmitter release and lead to a flaccid paralysis. There are 3 main forms of human botulism: food-borne, wound and infant botulism [1,2]. The BoNTs are produced by 6 phylogenetically and physiologically distinct bacteria (_Clostridium botulinum_ Groups I-IV, and strains of _C. baratii_ and _C. butyricum_) which
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