Name:	C. botulinum
Morphology:	spore forming
Gram Stain:	Gram-Positive Bacilli
Growth Characteristics:	Grows at basic ph under anaerobic conditions (ie improperly canned foods).
Test Profile:	Diagnosis is clinical but antibody test identify toxin.
Description:	Anaerobic. Causes botulism, infant botulism and wound botulims. Commonly found in soil and honey. Makes several toxins but the one that causes botulism is a potent neurotoxin that cleaves synaptobrevin. The result is that nerve cells can not release achetocholine at the neuromuscular junction.