CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM
\kləstɹˈɪdi͡əm bˈɒtjʊlˌɪnəm], \kləstɹˈɪdiəm bˈɒtjʊlˌɪnəm], \k_l_ə_s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_d_iə_m b_ˈɒ_t_j_ʊ_l_ˌɪ_n_ə_m]\
Definitions of CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM
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By Princeton University
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The etiologic agent of BOTULISM in man, wild ducks, and other waterfowl. It is also responsible for certain forms of forage poisoning in horses and cattle. The bacterium produces a powerful exotoxin that is resistant to proteolytic digestion.
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