Insights into the evolutionary origins of clostridial neurotoxins from analysis of the <it>Clostridium botulinum </it>strain A neurotoxin gene cluster
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clostridial neurotoxins (CNTs) are the most deadly toxins known and causal agents of botulism and tetanus neuroparalytic diseases. Despite considerable progress in understanding CNT structure and function, the evolutionary origins of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/316 |