CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Clostridium botulinum mean? 

• CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM (noun)
  The noun CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM has 1 sense:

1. anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

  Familiarity information: CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

botulinum; botulinus; Clostridium botulinum

Hypernyms ("Clostridium botulinum" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("Clostridium botulinum" is a member of...):

genus Clostridium (anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung)

 Context examples 

A toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)

The cause is a toxin (poison) made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum.

(Botulism, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

It is a form of a toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

(onabotulinumtoxinA, NCI Dictionary)

A serious bacterial infection caused by botulinum toxin which is produced by Clostridium botulinum.

(Botulism, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable formulation of a neurotoxin derived through the fermentation of the Hall strain of Clostridium botulinum type A with neuromuscular transmission inhibitory and analgesic activities.

(botulinum toxin type A, NCI Thesaurus)

Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

(Botox, NIH)

Botulinum toxin, synthesized by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, is one of the most potent toxins known and acts by blocking neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction.

(Botulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

It is a form of a toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum..

(botulinum toxin type A, NCI Dictionary)