BoNT Links
Antibody Links
- Antibodies in the News at the Chemicon International
- Introduction to Antibodies, 2nd Edition at the Chemicon
International
- The Antibody Resource Page: A complete guide to antibody research and suppliers
Antitoxin Links
- BabyBIG® Botulism Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) (BIG-IV) at the California Department of Health Services
- Botulism Antitoxin Bivalent (Equine) Types A and B at the National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC
- Botulism Antitoxin (Equine) Types E at the National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC
- Botulism Antitoxin Trivalent Types A, B and E (Equine) at RXmed
- Japanese National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- Sanofi Pasteur in Canada
Botulism Facts Links
- Botulism Libraries: Government Resources at the University of Louisville
- Botulism at the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- Botulism at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPMC)
- Botulism at the World Health Organization (WHO)
- Botulism Fact Sheets
- Clostridium botulinum: Poison Information Monograph
- Botulism Clinical Resources at the Rural Nurse Organization Digital Library
- Botulism: Current, comprehensive information on pathogenesis, microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment at CIDRAP
- Botulism Resources at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries
- Botulinum Toxin Overview at Emedicine from WebMD
- Pathogens and Contaminants: Clostridium botulinum at the National Agricultural Library, USDA
Clostridium and External Links
- APHIS: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
- Bio-SPICE: Open Source Systems Biology
- Clostridium botulinum A NCBI Genome Project
- Clostridium botulinum in NCBI's Taxonomy Database
- Clostridium botulinum Resource Page in Pathema
- Clostridium botulinum genome sequence and annotation at the Sanger Institute
- FDA Bad Bug Book: Clostridium botulinum
- Garland Science:
- BoNT
Timeline:
- Botulinum Toxin: Lethal Weapon or Magic Bullet? A series of classroom learning activities
- Cell Biology for Life: Introduction
- BoNT
Timeline:
- IPCS INTOX Databank: Clostridium botulinum
- Microbial genomic BLAST at NCBI
- MvirDB: Virulence Database at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- PathPort
Botulinum-related books: identified by keyword searches at on-line bookstores
Epitope Links
Epitope Background
Epitope Resources
- Epitope Informatics: Epitope Prediction and Protein Analysis
- IEDB: Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource
- Macromolecular Resources: Peptide Synthesis
- Pepscan Systems: Epitope Mapping Service
- Peptides International: Peptide-Related Products and Services
- PharmAust: Immunology and Proteomics Research
- Sigma-Aldrich: Custom Peptide Synthesis
- SYFPEITHI: Database of MHC Ligands and Peptide Motifs
Epitope Tags
- Epitope Tagging at the Olympus FluoView Resource Center
Gene Links
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Pathema Primary Annotation Gene List
Gene Predictions at the Sanger Institute
- Submit a BLAST search to query against the Sanger Institute's Clostridium botulinum gene predictions
- Download the Sanger Institute's preliminary gene predictions in EMBL format
Infant Botulism Links
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), USFDA
- Infant Botulism Treatment & Prevention Program at the California Department of Health Services
- Infant Botulism Treatment & Prevention Program:
Division of Communicable Disease Control, California Department of Health Services
- General Information:
- In Depth Information:
- Contact Information
Inhibitor Links
- Botulinum neurotoxins in the management of blepharospasm at the Neurotoxin Institute
- ChemIDplus Advanced at the National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services
- Inhibitor Resource at EMD
- NCI Diversity Set Repository at the NCI/NIH
- Snapping a Toxin's Back June 20, 2006, Science
- Technical Tips: Inhibitors at Calbiochem, EMD
Protocol Links
- MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet
- NICEATM: The National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods
- USAMRIID Blue Book: (Botulinum toxin, page 81)
Reference Links
- BotDB: A Database Resource for the Clostridial Neurotoxins
- Doctor's Guide: Case Reports
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Reference Source at Garland Science:
Includes links to Books, Videos,
and Images
Strain Links
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
- Clostridial strains used in sequence analyses: Infection and Immunity, September 2005, p. 5450-5457, Vol. 73, No. 9
- National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)
- Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum strains: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1311-1317, Vol. 71, No. 3
Structure Links
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
- Scientists Decipher Structure of Toxin Responsible for Botulism July 31, 2000, BNL
- Structural Analysis of Botulinum Neurotoxin by Deng Y et al.
- wwPDB: Worldwide Protein Data Bank
Toxin Links
- Mechanism of Action (Botulinum Toxin Type A) at Allergan
- NCBI's Taxonomy Database
- Synaptic Research: Botulinum Toxin Research
Vaccine Links
- CSC's DVC Enters Clinical Trial for Botulinum Neurotoxin Vaccine Candidate October 6, 2004, Computer Sciences Corporation
- DOR BioPharma and Thomas Jefferson University Collaborate with U.S. Army to Advance Development of Botulinum Toxin Vaccines June 16, 2004, BioExchange
- DOR BioPharma Announces Advances in Mucosal Vaccines for Botulinum Toxin April 7, 2006, DOR BioPharma, Inc.
- UK Firm Developing Botulism Jab February 28, 2005, BBC News