The bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism is

A facultative aerobe

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An obligate aerobe

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A facultative anaerobe

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An obligate anaerobe

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Solution

The correct option is C An obligate anaerobe
Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming, motile bacterium which is also an obligate anaerobe. with the ability to produce the neurotoxin, botulinum. These produce endospores which can be destroyed by heating at high temperatures
So, the correct answer is 'An obligate anaerobe'

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