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Clostridium contains around 250 species that include common free-living bacteria, as well as important pathogens. The main species responsible for disease in humans are: 1. Clostridium botulinum can produce botulinum toxin in food or wounds and can cause botulism. This same toxin is known as Botox aRead more
Clostridium contains around 250 species that include common free-living bacteria, as well as important pathogens. The main species responsible for disease in humans are:
1. Clostridium botulinum can produce botulinum toxin in food or wounds and can cause botulism. This same toxin is known as Botox and is used in cosmetic surgery to paralyze facial muscles to reduce the signs of aging; it also has numerous other therapeutic uses.
2. Clostridium perfringens causes a wide range of symptoms, from food poisoning to cellulitis, fasciitis, necrotic enteritis and gas gangrene.
3. Clostridium tetani causes tetanus.
4. Clostridium sordellii (now Paeniclostridium) can cause a fatal infection in exceptionally rare cases after medical abortions.
MORPHOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI Shape – Clostridium tetani is a slender, rod shape (bacillus) bacterium with a characteristic drumstick appearance due to the presence of spores. Size – The size of Clostridium tetani is about 4–8 µm × 0.5 µm (micrometer). Arrangement Of Cells – Clostridium tetani arRead more
MORPHOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI
Shape – Clostridium tetani is a slender, rod shape (bacillus) bacterium with a characteristic drumstick appearance due to the presence of spores.
Size – The size of Clostridium tetani is about 4–8 µm × 0.5 µm (micrometer).
Arrangement Of Cells – Clostridium tetani are arranged singly, in pairs, or in short chains. They are pleomorphic organisms.
Motility – Clostridium tetani is a motile bacterium.
Flagella – Clostridium tetani is a flagellated bacterium with Peritrichate flagella arrangement.
Spores – The Round, terminal & Bulging spores are present in C. tetani giving the bacterium a characteristic drumstick shape appearance when examined under the microscope.
Capsule – C. tetani is a capsulated bacterium. The capsule can easily be demonstrated using India ink preparation, appearing as a clear halo on a dark background.
Gram Staining Reaction – Clostridium tetani is a Gram +ve (Positive) bacterium.
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