Medical Definition of Clostridium tetani

1. The cause of tetanus in humans and domestic animals. It is a common inhabitant of human and horse intestines as well as soil. Two components make up its potent exotoxin activity, a neurotoxin and a haemolytic toxin. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clostridium Tetani

Clostridium nigrificans
Clostridium novyi
Clostridium oedematiens
Clostridium parabotulinum
Clostridium paraputrificum
clostridium perfringens
clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
Clostridium ramosum
Clostridium septicum
Clostridium sordelli
Clostridium sphenoides
Clostridium sporogenes
Clostridium tale
Clostridium tertium
clostridium tetani (current term)
Clostridium tetanoides
Clostridium tetanomorphum
Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum
Clostridium welchii
clostripain
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closures
closure by compartment
closure principle
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