On the discovery of Bacillus botulinus
by Andy Pickett
The Botulinum J. (TBJ), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2008

Abstract: On 14 December 1895, 34 people were eating pickled and smoked ham at a meal in the restaurant Le Rustic, in the town of Ellezelles in Belgium, after a funeral. Three musicians who played at the funeral meal subsequently died. This very brief contribution outlines the discovery and naming of the organism Bacillus botulinus, which occurred in a paper published in 1897 following an investigation into the deaths.

Online publication date: Wed, 25-Jun-2008

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