Bacterium
clostridium botulinum
clos·trid·i·um bot·u·li·num [ klo-strid-ee-uhm boch-uh-lahy-nuhm ]
Subclass of:
Clostridium
Definitions related to clostridium botulinum:
  • (clostridium putrificum) Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium putrificum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A species of anaerobic, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae that produces proteins with characteristic neurotoxicity. It is the etiologic agent of BOTULISM in humans, wild fowl, HORSES; and CATTLE. Seven subtypes (sometimes called antigenic types, or strains) exist, each producing a different botulinum toxin (BOTULINUM TOXINS). The organism and its spores are widely distributed in nature.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Etiologic agent of botulism in humans and waterfowl; produces a powerful exotoxin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (clostridium putrificum) A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is indole negative, ferments glucose but not mannose and does not reduce nitrate. C. putrificum is considered pathogenic and may cause post-operative tetanus.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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