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Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)

Paul Auwaerter, M.D.
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MICROBIOLOGY

  • Gram-positive bacillus, obligate anaerobe.
  • Spore wide spread in soil and animal feces.
  • Rod-shaped appearance on gram stain often likened to drumsticks or tennis rackets.
  • Toxin, tetanospasmin, causes tetanus: unopposed muscle spasm, contraction due to interference of toxin with neurotransmitters (including GABA and glycine).

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Last updated: April 4, 2016

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Auwaerter, Paul. "Clostridium Tetani (Tetanus)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540136/all/Clostridium_tetani__Tetanus_.
Auwaerter P. Clostridium tetani (Tetanus). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540136/all/Clostridium_tetani__Tetanus_. Accessed May 20, 2019.
Auwaerter, P. (2016). Clostridium tetani (Tetanus). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540136/all/Clostridium_tetani__Tetanus_
Auwaerter P. Clostridium Tetani (Tetanus) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 May 20]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540136/all/Clostridium_tetani__Tetanus_.
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