The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is
583 The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is
Biology
Biological Classification
NEET
Moderate
2026
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A) A facultative anaerobe
B) An obligate anaerobe
C) A facultative aerobe
D) An obligate aerobe
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b
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The bacterium Clostridium botulinum, causing botulism (a form of food poisoning) is an obligate anaerobic endospore forming, Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium found in soil and in many fresh water sediments.