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bot·u·li·num B0415300 (bŏch′ə-lī′nəm) also bot·u·li·nus (-nəs)n. An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils. [New Latin botulīnum, specific epithet, from Latin botulus, sausage.] bot′u·li′nal adj.botulinus (ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs) n, pl -nuses (Microbiology) an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae[C19: from New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage]bot•u•li•nus (ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs) also bot•u•li•num (-ˈlaɪ nəm) n., pl. -nus•es also -nums. a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions. [1895–1900; < New Latin, = Latin botul(us) a sausage (see botulism) + -inus -ine2] bot`u•li′nal, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | botulinus - anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulismbotulinum, Clostridium botulinumeubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagellagenus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung |
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botulinus[′bäch·ə′lī·nəs] (microbiology) A bacterium that causes botulism. botulinusenUK Related to botulinus: botulinus toxin, Botulinum antitoxinSynonyms for botulinusnoun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulismSynonyms- botulinum
- Clostridium botulinum
Related Words- eubacteria
- eubacterium
- true bacteria
- genus Clostridium
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