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[[Image:Botulism infant.jpg|500px|Six week old infant with botulism. Six week old infant with botulism, which is evident as a marked loss of muscle tone, especially in the region of the head and neck.]]
[[Image:Botulism infant.jpg|500px|Six week old infant with botulism. Six week old infant with botulism, which is evident as a marked loss of muscle tone, especially in the region of the head and neck.]]
[[Image:Botulism spores.jpg|500px|Clostridium botulinum spores stained with Malachite Green Stain.  The endospores of C. botulinum when stained using the Malachite Green staining method will appear as green spheres, while the bacilli themselves will turn purple in color.]]


==References==
==References==
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