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The question asks to identify an obligate, spore-forming anaerobe that causes food poisoning in improperly canned foods. A) Campylobacter jejuni* is a microaerophilic bacterium and does not form spores. B) Clostridium botulinum* is an obligate anaerobe, meaning it grows in the absence of oxygen, and it forms spores. These spores can survive in improperly canned foods and produce a neurotoxin that causes botulism. C) Salmonella typhimurium* is a facultative anaerobe and does not form spores. D) Staphylococcus aureus* is a facultative anaerobe and does not form spores. Therefore, Clostridium botulinum fits all the criteria described in the question. The final answer is B. That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.