Clostridium botulinum wani nau'i ne na kwayoyin cuta da ke iya samar da neurotoxin da ake kira botulinum toxin, wanda zai iya haifar da mummunar cuta mai suna botulism. Botulism cuta ce mai wuya amma mai yuwuwar mutuwa wacce ke shafar tsarin jijiya, yana haifar da gurguncewar tsoka da wahalar numfashi. Ana samun Clostridium botulinum a cikin ƙasa kuma ana iya samun shi a cikin wasu abinci waɗanda ba a sarrafa su yadda ya kamata ba ko adana su, kamar kayan gwangwani ko kyafaffen kifi. Kalmar “Clostridium” tana nufin nau’in kwayoyin cuta masu siffar sanda kuma suna iya samar da spores, yayin da “botulinum” ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin “botulus,” ma’ana tsiran alade, kamar yadda aka fara gano kwayoyin cutar a cikin tsiran alade da suka lalace. p>