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Clostridium botulinum

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Clostridium bot·u·li·num (bch-lnm)
n.
A bacterium that occurs widely in nature and is a cause of botulism; its six main types, A to F, are characterized by antigenically distinct but pharmacologically similar, very potent neurotoxins.
Clostridium botulinum Microbiology A gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobe which produces a potent neurotoxin. See Botulism.


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