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==Genome==
==Genome==
<br>The complete genome of the A strain of the C. botulinum was sequenced in May 2007.  The chromosome found in this organism is a circular model of DNA.  The complete chromosome of the bacteria is 3,886,916 nt.  In the organism there are 3,776 genes, 81% of which are coding genes. Similar to other members of the Clostridium genus, there is a low cytosine-guanine, 28% in C. botulinum.<br>
<br>The complete genome of the A strain of the C. botulinum was sequenced in May 2007.  The chromosome found in this organism is a circular model of DNA.  The complete chromosome of the bacteria is 3,886,916 nt.  In the organism there are 3,776 genes, 81% of which are coding genes. Similar to other members of the Clostridium genus, there is a low cytosine-guanine, 28% in C. botulinum.<br>
==Cell Structure and Metabolism==
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==Ecology==
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==Pathology==
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==Current Research==
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Revision as of 22:27, 21 February 2011

Classification


Taxonomic Classification for Clostridium botulinum


Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Firmicutes

Class: Clostridia

Order: Clostridiales

Family: Clostridiaceae

Genus: Clostridium

Species: botulinum

Description


Clostridium botulinum is a rod shaped, gram positive bacteria,that produces heat and chemical resistant endospores. The bacterium is a soil dwelling anaerobe, that produces a known neurotoxin. The symptoms of botulism was first described by Justinus Kerner in the early 1820's. Kerner named the disease botulism after the Latin word for sausage, owing to the fact that much of the food poisoning was attributed to the undercooked breakfast meat.


There are seven identified toxins produced by an equal number of strains of the Clostridium botulinum, types A-G. Each strain when cultured has produced toxins of different specificities.

Genome


The complete genome of the A strain of the C. botulinum was sequenced in May 2007. The chromosome found in this organism is a circular model of DNA. The complete chromosome of the bacteria is 3,886,916 nt. In the organism there are 3,776 genes, 81% of which are coding genes. Similar to other members of the Clostridium genus, there is a low cytosine-guanine, 28% in C. botulinum.

Cell Structure and Metabolism


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Ecology


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Pathology


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Current Research


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