| Clostridium botulinum |
botulinus: anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
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| Clostridium botulinum |
In adults, Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) itself does not make people ill, but the poisons produced by the pathogen do. * Canned (especially home canned) low acid foods may contain C. botulinum, however some cases occur from eating raw or parboiled meats from marine mammals. * Symptoms can include double vision, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache and dryness in the throat and nose. In extreme cases, symptoms may progress to respiratory failure. ...
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| Clostridium botulinum type C b. |
a chemically killed, alum-adsorbed culture of Clostridium botulinum, type C, used for prevention of type C botulism in mink.
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