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The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is:

  1. A
    a facultative anaerobe
  2. B
    an obligate anaerobe
  3. C
    a facultative aerobic
  4. D
    an obligate aerobic

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Clostridium botulinum is strictly intolerant to oxygen; it is an obligate anaerobe that thrives in anoxic environments like canned foods.

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The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is:
A
a facultative anaerobe
B
an obligate anaerobe
C
a facultative aerobic
D
an obligate aerobic

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