Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 28, Problem 3TQ
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The presence of botulism in the patients and the source of the disease.
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Botulism is one of the most dangerous foodborne diseases. Botulism is a rare disease but it may prove to be fatal. Botulism is a bacterial disease caused by Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). The bacterium releases a poisonous neurotoxin that attacks the nervous system.
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