“They could poison us with botulin, or try to infect us with the plague or anthrax.”

“They also suggest that the drug could be mass-produced and stockpiled as a deterrent to the use of botulism toxin, or botulin, as a weapon.”

“Botulin bacteria produce the botulin toxin, and this toxin is deadly to people in incredibly small quantities.”

“Other infectious diseases that pose a threat include plague, tularemia, botulism and tuberculosis.”

“In some cases when food is uncooked, unpreserved, and no oxygen is present, anaerobic bacteria, like the one that causes botulism, can flourish.”

“Birds that contract avian botulism lose involuntary muscle control, including eyelid function, have clenched feet, and can't hold up their heads.”

“In some patients, compensatory sweating can be treated effectively with intradermal botulinum toxin injections.”

“There are various forms of botulism poisoning, which is caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum naturally found in lake soil.”

“Clostridium botulinum, the causative agent of botulism, is an obligate anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus occurring singly or in pairs.”