Effects of Clostridium botulinum toxins on infant and adult mice.
Toxic supernatants of many Clostridium botulinum type B isolates from various sources, especially those of isolates obtained from cases of infant botulism, appeared to more toxic in infant mice than in adult mice. The significance of this finding in diagnostic situations is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D051379:Mice; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology
D001905:Botulinum Toxins