How to Use botulinum in a Sentence

botulinum

noun
  • 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
  • The second microbe, Clostridium botulinum, has not been found in the products.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Botox is a brand name of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
    — Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Some, such as botulinum and staphylococcus, produce a potent toxin that does the damage.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • It’s caused by a toxin made by Clostridium botulinum and related bacteria.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 22 June 2024
  • Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by Clostridium botulinum.
    — NPR, 20 Nov. 2025
  • What is Clostridium botulinum and botulism?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Clostridium botulinum is a nerve toxin that relaxes facial muscles that would otherwise cause wrinkles.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Botox is a neurotoxin made from Clostridium botulinum bacteria.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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, 16 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • On top of that, Lyons also identified another bacteria in the drinks, Clostridium botulinum.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Separately, Clostridium botulinum might cause severe forms of food poisoning.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • This can lead to foodborne botulism, a rare but serious condition caused by a toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The New York company said in a statement that so far its product had not tested positive for the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Xeomin contains botulinum toxin type A, a protein purified from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
    — Leah Groth, Health.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • As a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, this bacterium can cause botulism, a type of life-threatening food poisoning.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • It's produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 May 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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