by Mark O. Martin
How might the botulism bacillus, Clostridium botulinum, benefit from making botulinum toxin? (This question can be extended to the tetanus bacillus and its toxin, as well as to others.)
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How about a molecule that functions as a signaling molecule in an appropriate host to elicit a response beneficial for the bacterial population and by chance a toxin in an inappropriate host where protein binding occurs without eliciting the correct host response.
Posted by: Lehman Ellis | March 03, 2012 at 10:52 PM