Topic
Neurotoxin
6 published works
Food Safety News
EPA Sued to Ban Neurotoxic Insecticide Use on Crops
By News Desk
Last week, the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the court to ban chlorpyrifos, an insecticide that can…
Marler Blog
Botulism
By Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. Unlike Clostridium perfringens, which requires the ingestion of large numbers of…
Botulism Blog
Botulism: a persistent public health threat
Fortunately for us humans, animals have suffered the most this summer from the botulism bacteria. Botulism, which produces a potent neurotoxin that causes paralysis and, frequently, death, is a health…
Botulism Blog
Botulism: an illness caused by Clostridium botulinum
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is the name of a group of…
Food Poison Journal
Clostridium Botulinum (Botulism)
By Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is the name of a group of…
Salmonella Blog
Hold the salmonella, please
By Marler Clark
Debilitating maladies, including daily bouts of nausea, diarrhea, fever and headaches, as well as a profound lethargy that limits victims to an hour or two of activity a day, are…