Clostridium botulinum F str. Langeland/ A str. FE9909ACS Alberta
Domain
Bacteria
Classification
Phylum : Firmicutes Class : Clostridia Orders : Eubacteriales Family : Clostridiaceae Genus : Clostridium Species : botulinum Strain : F str. Langeland/ A str. FE9909ACS Alberta
Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive spore-forming anaerobic bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism is a descending symmetrical paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). Regarding the way of its entrance into the body, it can lead to infant/adult intestinal toxaemia, wound botulism, or food-borne botulism.