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Clostridium botulinum is a Gram-positive Sapovirus is a viral foodborne pathogen¹ that can cause foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.² in 2011 estimated that 55 15,433 human foodborne botulism sapovirus cases, including 9 0 deaths, occur annually in the US.

 Eric Delwart laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne botulismsapovirus in the US and Canada include:

 Linda Saif laboratory, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH

Xiaoli Lilly Pang laboratory, University of Alberta, Alberta, Cananda

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne botulism sapovirus in Europe include:

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne botulism sapovirus in South and Latin America include:

Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne botulism sapovirus in Asia and Australia include:

Additional resources on Clostridium botulinumsapovirus:
A number of key sources on Clostridium botulinum and botulism sources on sapovirus are available. 

 References
¹http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_botulinumSapovirus
²Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15  PMID:21192848