Clostridium Botulinum - Chris (Consultant Food Microbiologist Bell - Bog

Clostridium botulinum produces a neurotoxin which causes the severe, often fatal illness, botulism. As a spore--forming bacterium requiring anaerobic conditions for growth, C. botulinum is a potential hazard associated with a wide range of both ambient stable and chilled foods. Despite the knowledge and understanding accumulated about C.