| clostridium botulinum | |
noun | |
| anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism [syn: botulinus] |
Clostridium botulinum Clostridium bot·u·li·num (bŏch'ə-lī'nəm)
n.
A bacterium that occurs widely in nature and is a cause of botulism; its six main types, A to F, are characterized by antigenically distinct but pharmacologically similar, very potent neurotoxins.