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Biology The Living World Previous Year Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 11, 2026

The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is :

A
a facultative aerobe
B
an obligate aerobe
C
a facultative anaerobe
D
an obligate anaerobe

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

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