text: what is clostridium botulinum and what is recent research related to it, also it's use in biological warfare   yeah, what he said - almost. c. botulinum is a bacteria which produces the neurotoxin botulin. when we ingest this toxin, we get botulism. its possible uses in biological warfare as a paralytic and death-causing agent are frightening. interestingly, botox is made from botulinum toxin a, one of the poisons made by these bacteria.