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sasho [114]
3 years ago
11

What is botulism and what causes it

Biology
1 answer:
Anna007 [38]3 years ago
6 0

<em>The botulinum toxin, a poison produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum), is common in soil and exists in untreated water. It can survive in these environments as a resistant spore. Foodborne botulism is caused by consuming foods containing the botulinum toxin.</em>

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