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Copyright holder	DR GARY GAUGLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Image title	Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Clostridium botulinum bacteria (blue), the cause of botulism in humans. Botulism is a type of food poisoning caused by the powerful neurotoxin that these bacteria produce. C. botulinum occurs naturally in soil, but can also flourish in badly- preserved canned meat. The neurotoxin poisons the central nervous system and can cause lethal heart or lung failure. It is destroyed by thorough cooking, but the bacterial cells can survive heat in the form of spores. Magnification unknown.
Short title	B220/1272
Keywords	BACILLI BACILLUS BACTERIA BACTERIAL BACTERIOLOGY BACTERIUM BOTULISM CANNED CLOSTRIDIUM CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM COLOURED DISEASE-CAUSING FAILURE FOOD POISONING HEART INFECTIOUS LUNG MEAT MICRO-ORGANISM MICRO-ORGANISMS MICROBE MICROBES MICROBIOLOGY NEUROTOXIN PATHOGEN PATHOGENIC PATHOGENS ROD RODS SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPH SEM TINNED TOXIN
Credit/Provider	Science Photo Library
Source	GGU
IIM version	4
JPEG file comment	Handmade Software, Inc. Image Alchemy v1.11