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
[Solution from source] Clostridium botulinum cannot grow in the presence of oxygen; it is an obligate anaerobe, which is why it grows in badly canned, airless foods. A facultative anaerobe can grow with or without oxygen. Answer (2).
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