NEET Previous Year Question

The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is :

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Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. Aa facultative aerobe
  2. Ban obligate aerobe
  3. Ca facultative anaerobe
  4. Dan obligate anaerobe

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d) Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, cannot survive in the presence of oxygen. It grows only in anaerobic conditions.

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