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  1. Microbiology

    C. botulinum is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium. It is an obligate anaerobe, the organism survives in an environment that lacks oxygen. However, C. botulinum tolerates traces of oxygen du… See more

    Growth conditions and prevention

    C. botulinum is a soil bacterium. The spores can survive in most environments and are very hard to kill. They can survive the temperature of boiling water at sea level, thus many foods are canned with a pressurize… See more

    Taxonomic history

    C. botulinum was first recognized and isolated in 1895 by Emile van Ermengem from home-cured ham implicated in a botulism outbreak. The isolate was originally named Bacillus botulinus, after the Latin w… See more

    Diagnosis

    Physicians may consider the diagnosis of botulism based on a patient's clinical presentation, which classically includes an acute onset of bilateral cranial neuropathies and symmetric descending weakness. Other key f… See more

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