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Ecology of Neurotoxigenic Strains of Clostridia

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Clostridial Neurotoxins

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 195))

Abstract

Botulism and tetanus are diseases of humans and animals which are characterized by specific neurological disorders. These diseases have been known since antiquity. The first clinical descriptions are from Greek and Roman authors several centuries B.C. The bacterial origin, however, was established only in last century.

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