CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

Synonyms:

botulinum; botulinus; Clostridium botulinum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)