BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2013

  • question_answer
    The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is

    A)  a facultative anaerobe

    B)  an obligate anaerobe

    C)  a facultative aerobe

    D)  an obligate aerobe

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The bacterium Clostridium botulinum, causing botulism (a form of food poisoning) is an obligate anaerobic endospore forming, gram positive, rod shaped bacterium found in soil and in many fresh water sediments. This bacterium produces a toxin, called botuiinum toxin which is the most toxic substance known (cause fatal food poisoning) but in minute doses it is used to treat certain conditions involving muscle dysfunction. Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is an endangered animal and conserved in Kaziranga National Park.


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