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The bacteria (Clostridium botulinum) that cause botulism are
The bacteria (Clostridium botulinum) that cause botulism are
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The correct option is C Obligate anaerobes
Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming, motile bacterium which is also an obligate anaerobe which indicates that can thrive only without oxygen. They have the ability to produce the neurotoxin, botulinum and produce endospores which transmit through food, contact with contaminated soil, or through an open wound.Thus, the correct answer is option D.
Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming, motile bacterium which is also an obligate anaerobe which indicates that can thrive only without oxygen. They have the ability to produce the neurotoxin, botulinum and produce endospores which transmit through food, contact with contaminated soil, or through an open wound.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
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