Negatively stained smear of Clostridium tetani |
Thanks to Robert F. Boyd, PhD, and Virginia Wirtz, authors of General
Microbiology ror Mo |
Disease |
Tetanus
(lock jaw) |
Responsible
pathogen |
Clostridium
tetani bacteria |
Route
of exposure |
parenteral |
Mode
of transmission |
cuts
or other wounds |
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