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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.