The same toxin also has more nefarious uses, and is considered a potential bioterror threat because it can kill people by paralyzing motor nerves in diaphragm muscles, causing breathing to stop.

• 然而该毒素也有更加邪恶的用途，被认为是一个潜在的生物恐怖危险物，因为它能够通过瘫痪人的横膈膜运动神经，导致人呼吸停止而死亡。