Found 2 items, similar to Clostridium botulinum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Clostridium botulinum Clostridium botulinum n : anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism [syn: botulinus, botulinum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Clostridium botulinum clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore. Syn: clostridia. [WordNet 1.5] 2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani ). [PJC]