In these cases, the transition from the solid to the gaseous state requires an intermediate liquid state. The pressure referred to is the partial pressure of the substance, not the total (e.g. atmospheric) pressure of the entire system.
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic disease caused by a bacterial toxin usually produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are four generally recognized naturally-occurring types; foodborne, wound, infant, and, rarely, adult intestinal colonization. Iatrogenic and inhalational botulism may also occur.
26 BACTERIA 27 motile Aeromonas and Pseudomonas septicemia I. Causative Agent and Disease Motile bacterial septicemias are caused by Gram-negative bacteria including Aeromonas and Pseudomo-nas with the Aeromonas hydrophila-complex and Pseudomonas fluorescens being the most common species.6 BACTERIA 27 motile Aeromonas and Pseudomonas septicemia I. Causative Agent and Disease Motile bacterial septicemias are caused by Gram-negative bacteria including Aeromonas and Pseudomo-nas with the Aeromonas hydrophila-complex and Pseudomonas fluorescens being the most common species.