Gram positive, spore forming pathogen. It’s toxin, a neurotoxin, makes this the most deadly of all the pathogens. Important in the food, many product’s heat treatment or shelf life is based on this hardy and deadly pathogen. See Proteolytic and Non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum.
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