| Abstract |
Clostridium botulinm, the aetiological agent of botulism, was first isolated from inadequately home cured ham in 1896 by van Ermengem. He named the causative organism Bacillus botulinus. The word botulism comes from the Latin word for sausage "botulus". Van Ermengem's original designation was superseded in 1923 when the organism responsible for botulism was reclassified as Clostridium botulinum. Botulism is a severe form of good poisoning which results from ingestion of food containing botulinum toxin produced during the growth of this organism in food. |
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