Have you ever noticed that the worst bacteria all seem to be part of the Clostridium family? I mean think about it, C. perfringens is a bad one for causing bloat (and death) in goats and gangrene in people. C. tetani is one that causes lockjaw, even from something as simple as a vaccination (you push a metal tube into flesh, creating a deep wound). C. sordellii is involved in postpartum problems. There is C. difficile that cause problems in cattle. And finally, C. botulinum is a major cause of food poisoning for people. What do these have in common? The Clostridium bacteria is supposed to be an anaerobic bacteria! Meaning it only grows in the absence of oxygen. So why do they seem to be such major scary bacteria? Because they're DEADLY!!!
*sigh* I hate Clostridium, because C. botulinum is the major reason I cannot simply can my beans or corn or greens or meats. I have no pressure canner, and that means I have to freeze everything or pickle it. :/
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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