Botulism

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

Domain- Bacteria
Class- Clostridia
Order Clostridiales
Family-Clostridiaceae
Genus- Clostridium
Species C. botulinum

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence factors

Clinical features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References

1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.


Created by {Naomi Quillin}, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.

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