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Clostridium botulinum, an Uncommon card
Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, spore-forming, motile bacterium that has the ability to produce botulinum toxin, which is a highly potent neurotoxin.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Clostridium botulinum quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Clostridium botulinum card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
C. botulinum is a diverse group of ______ bacteria.
Answer
pathogenic. C. botulinum is a diverse group of pathogenic bacteria. From the Clostridium botulinum article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Varna, Bulgaria. Varna, Bulgaria 87 · Clostridium botulinum 81 · Snowboarding 78 · Dwarka 75 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- C. botulinum is a diverse group of pathogenic bacteria.
- Initially, they were grouped together by their ability to produce botulinum toxin and are now known as four distinct groups, C. botulinum groups I–IV.
- Along with some strains of Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium baratii, these bacteria all produce the toxin.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Clostridium botulinum article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Clostridium botulinum
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Clostridium botulinum (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Content Providers: CDC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
