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botulism
Acute food poisoning caused by botulinum toxin produced in food by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and characterized by muscle weakness and paralysis, disturbances of vision, swallowing, and speech, and a high mortality rate.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Biologie; Chimie
- Catégorie : Toxicologie
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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Créateur
- Walter Lane
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