Submitted by curiousnboredd t3_10nh3ui in askscience
a-meano-acid t1_j6cfny1 wrote
Reply to comment by Mammoth-Corner in Why can an adult’s GI tract expel C. botulinum spores while an infant can’t? by curiousnboredd
To add to this, adults generally ingest preformed toxin from canned foods. Meanwhile, as already noted, babies get sick from the spores (commonly in honey) because their gut flora is immature.
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