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Is tetanus a bacteria?
Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani.
Is tetanus a bacteria or a virus?
Bacteria
What is name of the bacteria that causes tetanus?
Tetanus is caused by clostridium tetani.
What pathogen is tetanus?
The pathogen for Tetanus is Clostridium Tetani, or C. Tetani Bacteria.
What are tetanus?
A type of pathogenic bacteria.
What is the common name for clostridium tetani?
The common name for Clostridium tetani is tetanus bacteria. It is a bacteria that produces a toxin causing tetanus infection.
Is tetanus and lockjaw caused by bacteria?
Clostridium tetani is the bacterium that causes tetanus and lockjaw.
What is Tetanus's scientific name?
The scientific name of the bacteria causing tetanus is known as Clostridium tetani.
Were you can found out tetanus?
Tetanus is caused by a common bacteria found in the soil. It can be contracted by the bacteria entering the body from a wound. Such as stepping on a rusty nail.
Is tetanus a virus bacteria or fungi?
No, It is cause by Clostridium tetani which is a Gram-positive, motile bacterium found in soil and animal feces. Toxigenic strains of C. tetani contain a plasmid encoding the potent exotoxin which causes tetanus (lockjaw).
Is tetanus a Gram positive bacteria?
Yes, with a minor correction. Tetanus is a disease, not a type of bacteria; so technically you can't say that tetanus is Gram positive, since the term "Gram positive" can only be applied to bacteria.So to be correct, you'd say that the species of bacteria that causes tetanus, Clostridium tetani, is Gram positive.
What does the virus TETANUS look like?
Tetanus is caused by bacteria, not a virus. The bacteria that cause tetanus, Clostridium tetani, are rod-shaped and produce spores that can survive in the environment. These spores can enter the body through wounds and produce a toxin that affects the nervous system. Symptoms of tetanus include muscle stiffness and spasms.
