Discussion
Identify the Gram +ve bacteria responsible for causing food borne diseases among the followings
Answer: B
The Gram positive pathogen is Clostridium botulinum.
C. botulinum is a Gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rod. Its neurotoxin causes botulism, and its heat-resistant spores are the reason low-acid canned foods receive a full sterilizing process.
The other three are Gram negative: Campylobacter jejuni is a curved rod and a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis; Vibrio cholerae is a comma-shaped rod causing cholera; Salmonella typhi is the rod that causes typhoid fever.
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