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Toxin vs Botulinum - What's the difference?

toxin | botulinum |

As nouns the difference between toxin and botulinum

is that toxin is a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms while botulinum is an anaerobic soil bacterium, clostridium botulinum , that secretes the toxin botulin.

toxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.

    • Related terms

    * toxic * poison

    botulinum

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum , that secretes the toxin botulin