MeSH definition : The cause of TETANUS in humans and domestic animals. It is a common inhabitant of
human and horse intestines as well as soil. Two components make up its potent exotoxin
activity, a neurotoxin and a hemolytic toxin.;
MeSH annotation : infection TETANUS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium tetani;
The cause of TETANUS in humans and domestic animals. It is a common inhabitant of
human and horse intestines as well as soil. Two components make up its potent exotoxin
activity, a neurotoxin and a hemolytic toxin.
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