Culturing Clostridium Botulinum from common soil

[hydraliskdragon]

Would it be possible to cultivate Clostridium Botulinum from common soil?

 

I understand that it grows in an anarobic system. Would soil suspended in Canola Oil be put into a centrifuge to seperate Botulinum from organic matter?

 

And in what enviroment does it grow the best in?

[CharonY]

Would it be possible to cultivate Clostridium Botulinum from common soil?

 

Not just from any soil.

 

I understand that it grows in an anarobic system. Would soil suspended in Canola Oil be put into a centrifuge to seperate Botulinum from organic matter?

No. Why should it? And per definitionem the bacterium itself is organic matter....

 

And in what enviroment does it grow the best in?

 

I am hesitant to give further information as C. botulinum is a biosafety level (BSL) 2 organism, and in situations where toxin production is expected even BSL3. Moreover, i think that it may fall under certain bioweapon laws. I will assume that this was an innocent question, but no further details should be given at this point imo.