Clostridium tetani is a bacterium.
Clostridium Tetani
Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani. Measles is caused by a virus.
bacteria (plural of bacterium) produce poisonous substances called toxins. The toxin produced by clostridium tetani causes tetanus. hope this helps =)
Clostridium Tetani is commensal in feces of many animals. Spores can survive for very long period. May be for months together.
Clostridium tetani is the bacterium that causes tetanus and lockjaw.
Genus: Clostridium. Species: Clostridium Tetani.
Clostridium tetani is found in the soil.
Clostridium tetani, which is found in the gastrointestinal tract and feces of horses.
The bacterium which produces the toxin that causes tetanus is Clostridium tetani.
Tetanus is caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani, so the pathogen type is bacterial.
No, It is cause by Clostridium tetani which is a Gram-positive, motile bacterium found in soil and animal feces. Toxigenic strains of C. tetani contain a plasmid encoding the potent exotoxin which causes tetanus (lockjaw).
Tetanospasmin is thought to cause the symptoms of tetanus, it is a exotoxin produced by the Clostridium tetani bacterium.