Question

What is the application of Clostridium butylicum?

Answer 1

Clostridium butylicum :

Clostridium butylicum is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, endospore-forming bacterium utilized in the industrial manufacture of butyric acid, acetone, ethanol, and butanol from starch.

Application:

1. The neurotoxin is only produced by Clostridium botulinum during sporulation, which can only take place in an anaerobic environment.
2. It is based on the botulinum toxin's ability to cause antigenic reactions.
3. The taxonomy of Clostridium botulinum includes four unique phenotypic categories (I-IV) and seven distinct serotypes (A-G).