Shape and Size

Rod-shaped and

Genome Information

Clostridium botulinum A str. ATCC 3502: RefSeq NC_009495.1, circular DNA, Size 3.89 Mb,GC% 28.2, Protein 3,563, rRNA 27, tRNA 80,Other RNA 7, Gene 3,767, Pseudogene 81 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Clostridium+botulinum

Food Source

Home-canned foods with a low acid content, improperly canned commercial foods, home-canned or fermented fish, herb-infused oils, baked potatoes in aluminum foil, cheese sauce, bottled garlic, foods held warm for extended periods of time

Pathological Factor

Botulism is a neuroparalytic illness caused by the action of a heat-labile neurotoxin elaborated by Clostridium botulinum. Botulism in adults typically results from ingestion of preformed toxin in contaminated food, whereas in botulism in infants and in wound botulism, the neurotoxin is produced in vivo after multiplication of C. botulinum in the intestinal tract or infected wound, respectively.

Disease

Botulism

Symptoms

Symptoms include impaired vision and widespread muscular weakness or paralysis in botulism

Affected Body Organs

whole body