'Clostridium tetani' definitions:

Definition of 'Clostridium tetani'

From: GCIDE
  • clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia
  • 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
  • Syn: clostridia. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus ({Clostridium tetani}). [PJC]