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==Images==
==Images==
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[[Image:Botulism outbreak.jpg|500px|This is a close up of contaminated Jalapeño peppers involved in an outbreak of botulism in Pontiac, Michigan, April, 1977. Ingestion of botulinal toxin results in an illness of variable severity. Common symptoms are diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may progress rapidly.]]
[[Image:Botulism outbreak.jpg|500px|This is a close up of contaminated Jalapeño peppers involved in an outbreak of botulism in Pontiac, Michigan, April, 1977. Ingestion of botulinal toxin results in an illness of variable severity. Common symptoms are diplopia, blurred vision, and bulbar weakness. Symmetric paralysis may progress rapidly.]]


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[[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.]]
[[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.]]
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==References==
==References==
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