Clostridium tetani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clostridium_tetani

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel	2
gptkbp:cause	tetanus
gptkbp:cellWallComponent	peptidoglycan
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Clostridia
gptkbp:domain	gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Clostridiaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Arthur_Nicolaier 1884
gptkbp:form	endospores
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Clostridium
gptkbp:gramStain	Gram-positive
gptkbp:growthTemperature	33-37°C
gptkbp:habitat	soil animal intestines
gptkbp:motility	motile
gptkbp:optimum_pH	7.4
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Clostridiales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement	obligate anaerobe
gptkbp:pathogenicTo	true
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Firmicutes
gptkbp:prevention	tetanus vaccine
gptkbp:produces	gptkb:tetanospasmin
gptkbp:shape	rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeLocation	gptkb:terminal
gptkbp:sporeResistance	heat desiccation disinfectants
gptkbp:sporeShape	drumstick-shaped
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:species 1491
gptkbp:transmission	wound contamination
gptkbp:treatment	antibiotics tetanus antitoxin
gptkbp:typeStrain	gptkb:ATCC_9441
gptkbp:UniProtID	1491
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bacillota
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Clostridium tetani