exotoxin Archives - Medical Microbiology & RDT Labs

Botulinum Toxin: Unraveling the Science and Applications

In the world of medicine and cosmetics, few substances have garnered as much attention and controversy as botulinum toxin. Often

Some microorganisms produce poisonous substance known as toxins. Their potency can be expressed in various ways: the most precious is

Cl. Botulinum causes botulism, a paralytic disease usually presenting as a form of food poisoning. Botulism bacillus is a widely distributed

Morphology The individual cocci of streptococcus pyogenes are spherical or oval having size of 0.5 – 1.0 micrometer in diameter.

In general bacteria produce two type of toxins endotoxins and exotoxin. Exotoxins Exotoxins are heat labile proteins which are secreted