Image:Clostridium botulinum.jpg

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ID#: 2107

A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

This is a photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum stained with Gentian violet. The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism.

Content Providers(s): CDC

Creation Date: 1979

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http://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/09132002/00001/PHIL_2107_lores.jpg

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