The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is:
The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is:
an obligate aerobe
a facultative anaerobe
an obligate anaerobe
a facultative aerobe
Solution
The bacterium Clostridium botulinum is an obligate anaerobic, endosporeforming, gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium found in soil and in many freshwater sediments.
Related Theory
Clostridium botulinum causes botulism (food poisoning) occurs when a toxin produced by the bacteria is consumed in improperly preserved foods. The disease is caused by a potent neurotoxin produced by the bacteria.