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First report of homoanatoxin-a and associated dog neurotoxicosis in New Zealand.

Transcutaneous immunization with Clostridium difficile toxoid A induces systemic and mucosal immune responses and toxin A-neutralizing antibodies in mice.

Formaldehyde treatment increases the immunogenicity and decreases the toxicity of Haemophilus ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin.

Enhancement of intranasal vaccination with recombinant chain A ricin vaccine (rRV) in mice by the mucosal adjuvants LTK63 and LTR72.

The rise in pertussis cases urges replacement of chemically-inactivated with genetically-inactivated toxoid for DTP.

Evidence for widespread epithelial damage and coincident production of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 in a murine model of intestinal ricin intoxication.

A derepression system based on the Bacillus subtilis sporulation pathway offers dynamic control of heterologous gene expression.

Changing a single amino acid in Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin affects the efficiency of heterologous secretion by Bacillus subtilis.

Heterologous production and secretion of Clostridium perfringens β-toxoid in closely related Gram-positive hosts

Toxoid flocculation assay by laser light-scattering.

Botulinum neurotoxin vaccines: past, present, and future.

[Use of monoclonal antibodies against horse immunoglobulin in an enzyme immunoassay of bacterial toxins and anatoxins].

Understanding vaccines. How immunizations help fight disease.

Development of a carbohydrate binding assay for the B-oligomer of pertussis toxin and toxoid.

Mahanine inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells through the deactivation of Akt and activation of caspases.

Quantitative analysis of levels of serum immunoglobulin G against botulinum neurotoxin type D and association with protection in natural outbreaks of cattle botulism.

A plant-based oral vaccine to protect against systemic intoxication by Shiga toxin type 2.

Genetic variation and cross-reactivity of Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin.

Enhancement of intranasal vaccination in mice with deglycosylated chain A ricin by LTR72, a novel mucosal adjuvant.

A natural anatoxin, Amm VIII, induces neutralizing antibodies against the potent scorpion alpha-toxins.