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English: A photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum bacteria. This is an illustration of 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.
Italiano: Il botulino, un batterio che produce una tossina mortale
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