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Descriptor English: Clostridium tetani
Descriptor Spanish: Clostridium tetani
Descriptor Clostridium tetani
Scope note: Causa del TÉTANOS en humanos y animales domésticos. Es un habitante común de los intestinos de humanos y de caballos así como del suelo. Dos componentes integran su potente actividad de exotoxina, una neurotoxina y una toxina hemolítica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Clostridium tetani
Descriptor French: Clostridium tetani
Tree number(s): B03.300.390.400.200.725
B03.353.625.375.500.725
B03.510.415.400.200.725
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003017
Scope note: The cause of TETANUS in humans and domestic animals. It is a common inhabitant of human and horse intestines as well as soil. Two components make up its potent exotoxin activity, a neurotoxin and a hemolytic toxin.
Annotation: infection = TETANUS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Tetanus Toxin MeSH
DeCS ID: 3043
Unique ID: D003017
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Clostridium tetani - Preferred
Concept UI M0004639
Scope note The cause of TETANUS in humans and domestic animals. It is a common inhabitant of human and horse intestines as well as soil. Two components make up its potent exotoxin activity, a neurotoxin and a hemolytic toxin.
Preferred term Clostridium tetani



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