Image:Clostridium botulinum 01.png

Description	English: A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria. This is a photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum stained with Gentian violet. The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism.
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Date	1979
Author	Content Providers: CDC
Permission (Reusing this image)	PD-USGOV-HHS-CDC.

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• 2006-02-23 00:48 MarcoTolo 645×610×8 (440668 bytes) == Summary == ''Clostridium botulinum'' bacteria stained with [[Gentian violet]]. Obtained from the CDC [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Public Health Image Library]. Image credit: CDC (PHIL #2107), 1979. == Licensing == {{PD-USGov-HHS-CDC}}

• Clostridium botulinum