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C. botulinum Type E is an indigenous organism in the aquatic environment, and is the type mainly associated with botulism from seafood products. It is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming food borne pathogen.]] | C. botulinum Type E is an indigenous organism in the aquatic environment, and is the type mainly associated with botulism from seafood products. It is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming food borne pathogen.]] | ||
[[Image:Botulism type A.jpg|500px|This Gram-stained micrograph of Clostridium botulinum Type-A in thioglycollate broth was incubated for 48hrs at 35°C | |||
C. botulinum is the bacterium responsible for the condition known as botulism, producing a neurotoxin the effects of which may be neutralized by various therapeutic agents.]] | |||
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