This Gram-stained micrograph of Clostridium botulinum Type-A in thioglycollate broth was incubated for 48hrs at 35°C.
C. botulinum is the bacterium responsible for the condition known as botulism, producing a neurotoxin the effects of which may be neutralized by various therapeutic agents.
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