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CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Synonyms:
botulinum; botulinus; Clostridium botulinum
Classified under:
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)