Q. The bacterium ($Clostridium\ botulinum$) that causes botulism is
A) A facultative anaerobe
B) An obligate anaerobe
C) A facultative aerobe
D) An obligate aerobe
Explanation
The bacterium$\ Clostridium\ botulinum$, causing botulism (a form of food poisoning) is an obligate anaerobic endospore forming, Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium found in soil and in many fresh water sediments.
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