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The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) th...

The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is

A

A facultative aerobe

B

An obligate aerobe

C

A facultative anaerobe

D

An obligate anaerobe

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D
Clostridium Botulinum is a Gram positive rod shaped anaerobic spore forming motile bacterium with the ability to produce a neurotoxin known as botulinum.
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