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Clostridium botulinum

Etymology:
Definition:

Gr. klōstḗr: “spindle” (so named for its resemblence under a microscope) +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix) + L. botulus: “sausage”

Clostridium botulinum is an spindle/rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food (so named because sausage was the first identified source of the bacterium).

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