Botulinum toxin is produced primarily by Clostridium botulinum, a spore-forming obligate anaerobe. The toxin targets neurons and mainly causes a flaccid muscle paralysis. The use of botulinum toxin as a biological weapon would most likely take the form of aerosolization or food contamination. This concern has heightened since Iraq's acknowledgement in 1995 of the production of 19,000 L of botulinum toxin, three times the amount needed to annihilate the entire human population Read More...