Clostridium botulinum is the bacterium that causes botulism. Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive, slightly curved, motile, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that produces heat-resistant endospores.
  Washington, D.C. is not the same as Washington state. Washington, D.C. is a city located on the Atlantic coast of the United States.Washington state is located nearly 2 â¦ ,500 miles away on the Pacific coast of the United States.A produces lots of peaches and apples that are sent all around the world.
See national section for basic information and federal regulations. â¢ Rules. Washington is a state plan state; that is, it has its own federally approved occupational safety and health regulatory program that governs both the private (private businesses) and public (state and local governments) sector employers, and certain self-employed persons.