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What do you call bacteria that produce poisonssuch as the bacterium that botulism?
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The lethal form of bacteria connected with botulism is called "claustridium botulinum type E".
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What is botulism what it causes?
Botulism is a type of food poisoning. What causes it is the bacteria living on our food that produce toxins that can kill humans.
Why are botulism bacteria sometimes able to produce toxins when they have been heated?
Because when the heat hits the botulism it turn into toxins to form health.
What bacteria produce toxin that can cause tetanus?
The bacterium which produces the toxin that causes tetanus is Clostridium tetani.
How does a strictly fermentative bacterium produce energy?
Strictly fermentative bacteria produce ATP, but only through glycolysis.
What organism produces disease?
bacterium Not all bacteria produce disease, viruses do too. It would be called a pathogen.
What is the most likely cause of botulism?
Botulism results from the contamination of food by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which releases toxic by-products as it grows anaerobically. Damaged or dented cans, or improper canning, can allow botulism to affect the food inside.
Can botulism grow in cream cheese that is unopened?
Of course! Despite the best (or typical) practices of any producer of food, any product can become contaminated. If cream cheese is contaminated with the bacteria that produce botulism, they will most likely grow, especially as the cream cheese is wrapped in a foil type material that excludes air. (Botulism bacteria are anaerobic, meaning they grow without air / oxygen.)
What is the bacterium clostridium tetani produces a poison called?
bacteria (plural of bacterium) produce poisonous substances called toxins. The toxin produced by clostridium tetani causes tetanus. hope this helps =)
The type of recombinant bacteria most often used to mass produce genes is?
I know of one commonly used bacteria: E. Coli
What Transgenic bacteria can be used to produce?
Genetically modified bacteria can be used to produce. This is a transgenic bacteria.
What is the difference between sterile and pyrogen free?
A pyrogen is a bacterium that can produce fever as one of its clinical signs of infection. Sterile means there are no bacteria present on a surface, while pyrogen-free would indicate there are no bacteria present that will cause a fever.
What organism produce botox?
The bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
