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What type of bacteria causes food poison?

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Derr.... The bad kind

The most common form of food poisoning is salmonellosis, which is caused by Salmonella bacteria. Other common types of food poisoning and their causes include the following:

  • Botulism is caused by Clostridium botulinum bacteria.

  • Campylobacteriosis is caused by Campylobacter bacteria.

  • Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium enteritis) is caused by Cryptosporidium protozoa.

  • Escherichia coli food poisoning is caused by eating food or beverages contaminated with certain types of E. coli bacteria (for example, E. coli O157:H7).

  • Listeriosis is caused by Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

  • Mushroom poisoning is caused by eating raw or cooked poisonous mushrooms.

  • Shigellosis is caused by Shigella bacteria.

  • Staphyloenterotoxicosis is caused by Staphylococcus bacteria.

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