Clostridium Botulinum

Definition: Clostridium Botulinum

Clostridium Botulinum

Noun

1. Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism.

Specialty Definition: Clostridium Botulinum

Domain	Definition
Health	The etiologic agent of botulism in man, wild ducks, and other waterfowl. It is also responsible for certain forms of forage poisoning in horses and cattle. The bacterium produces a powerful exotoxin that is resistant to proteolytic digestion. (references)
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Crosswords: Clostridium Botulinum

English words defined with "Clostridium botulinum": botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Clostridium botulinum": Botulinum Toxin Type A, Botulinum Toxins. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Clostridium Botulinum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (botulinum, Botulinum Antitoxin, Botulinum Toxins, Clostridium, clostridium botulinum, Clostridium difficile).

Commercial Usage: Clostridium Botulinum

Domain	Title
Books	Wp�yw peklowania, pasteryzacji i napromieniowania miñesa na wytwarzanie toksyny przez Clostridium botulinum (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: Clostridium Botulinum

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	This is a photomicrograph of Clostridium botulinum stained with Gentian violet. The bacterium C. botulinum produces a nerve toxin, which causes the rare, but serious paralytic illness Botulism. Credit: CDC.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Clostridium Botulinum

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. (references)
		Botulinum toxin is a complex protein produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. (references)
		A potent neurotoxin produced from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Clostridium Botulinum

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Modern Translation: Clostridium Botulinum

Language		Translations for "Clostridium botulinum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		clostridium botulinum. (various references)

French		bacille du botulisme, bacille de van Ermengen, bacille botulique. (various references)

Greek		βοτυλικό κλοστρίδιο. (various references)

Pig Latin		ostridiumclay otulinumbay

Portuguese		bacilo de van Ermengen. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Clostridium Botulinum

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Clostridium botulinum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.