How to Use botulinum in a Sentence

botulinum

noun
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  • To help Amy break that tone, Dr. Adamkin injected her last week with botulinum toxin — a.k.a.
    — Kristina Goetz, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2017
  • C. botulinum spores are commonly found on the surfaces of seafood and most fruits and vegetables.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 May 2017
  • The second microbe, Clostridium botulinum, has not been found in the products.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The metal ions hook up to a metal binding site on the botulinum protein, disrupting its action, the new study said.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2017
  • Botox is a brand name of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
    — Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The Type A strain of botulinum toxin found in the nacho cheese is the same type that is cultivated for biological weapons.
    — Aaron Davis, The Mercury News, 24 May 2017
  • Pound for pound — or nanogram for nanogram, as is the case — the neurotoxin botulinum, produced by bacteria, is the deadliest substance known.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Moreover, the person did not heat the potatoes after removing them from the can, a step that can inactivate the botulinum toxin, the researchers said.
    — Laura Geggel Senior Writer, Fox News, 26 May 2017
  • The science builds on the existing body of research into whether the drug — which is made from a toxin that the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces — can shift our moods.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 31 July 2020
  • Some, such as botulinum and staphylococcus, produce a potent toxin that does the damage.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
  • Last year, his team reported in The Prostate that in four men with prostate tumors, injecting the nerve toxin botulinum into one side of the tumor prompted more cancer cells to die there than on the untreated side.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Besides brotox, there is xeoman, a spin on Xeomin (a botulinum toxin injection like Botox), and a manlycure, the male version of a manicure.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 12 May 2016
  • Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the toxin attacks the nerves and even in minute quantities can cause muscle paralysis and death.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Clostridium botulinum poisoning in humans can begin from six hours to two weeks after eating food that contains the toxin.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 18 May 2021
  • Clostridium botulinum may cause a severe form of food poisoning that can begin from between six hours to two weeks after eating food containing the toxin.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022
  • On top of that, Lyons also identified another bacteria in the drinks, Clostridium botulinum.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Aug. 2022
  • It's produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 May 2017
  • And about that botulism...? Some skeptics fear getting botulism from sous vide foods because the bacteria that causes the disease, C. botulinum, grows in low oxygen conditions.
    — Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The recalled products run the risk of contamination from two microbes: Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum, according to the recall.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the other cases were among infants who ingested clostridium botulinum spores before their digestive systems were fully formed.
    — Sammy Caiola, sacbee.com, 10 May 2017
  • Xeomin contains botulinum toxin type A, a protein purified from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
    — Leah Groth, Health.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal type of food poisoning caused by a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Ellen Garrison, sacbee.com, 7 May 2017
  • Botox, a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, works by weakening or paralyzing specific muscles or by blocking certain nerves.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Botox injections, made from the toxin in the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, continue to be widely used in medicine, both cosmetically as well as functionally.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • Seven botulinum toxins, designated A through G, are currently known to block the release of acetylcholine, an essential neural junction transmitter.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2018
  • A strain of botulinum toxin, one of the world’s deadliest poisons, could be countered by heavy metal drugs already entering clinical testing for other uses, according to a study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2017
  • Lyons’s subsequent announcement warns that the drinks might contain two dangerous bacteria: Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Aug. 2022
  • All three have required intensive care treatment with an anti-toxin that counteracts the effects of a neurotoxin produced by clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes wound botulism.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Separately, Clostridium botulinum might cause severe forms of food poisoning.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The recall is being conducted in response to fears of microbial contamination, including from the organisms Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022

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