botulism
/ˈbɒtjʊlɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- food poisoning caused by a bacterium growing on improperly sterilized tinned meats and other preserved foods肉毒中毒。
1.1
- The bacterium is Clostridium botulinum.细菌为肉毒杆菌, 肉毒梭菌。
词源
late 19th cent.: from German Botulismus, originally 'sausage poisoning', from Latin botulus 'sausage'.