Clostridium tetani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clostridium_tetani
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clostridium tetani
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 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:Tetanus
gptkb:Bacillota
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5