A patient develops severe flaccid paralysis after consuming improperly canned food. The causative agent produces a neurotoxin that inhibits acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction. Which bacterium is responsible for this condition?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Clostridium botulinum produces botulinum toxin, which cleaves SNARE proteins, preventing acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and causing flaccid paralysis. Clostridium tetani produces tetanus toxin, causing spastic paralysis.