Organisms [B] » Bacteria [B03] » Endospore-Forming Bacteria » Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria » Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods » Clostridium » Clostridium botulinum
Organisms [B] » Bacteria [B03] » Firmicutes » Clostridiales » Clostridiaceae » Clostridium » Clostridium botulinum
Organisms [B] » Bacteria [B03] » Gram-Positive Bacteria » Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria » Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods » Clostridium » Clostridium botulinum
Description
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. MeSH
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