Clostridium tetani MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Clostridium tetani
Tree Number(s): B03.300.390.400.200.725; B03.353.625.375.500.725; B03.510.415.400.200.725; B03.510.460.410.249.725
Unique ID: D003017
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003017
Annotation: infection = TETANUS
Scope Note: 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.
Registry Numbers: txid1513
See Also: Tetanus Toxin
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bacteria [B03]
- Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300]
  - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300.390]
    - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.300.390.400]
      - Clostridium [B03.300.390.400.200]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.300.390.400.200.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.300.390.400.200.100]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.300.390.400.200.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.300.390.400.200.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.300.390.400.200.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.300.390.400.200.215]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.300.390.400.200.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.300.390.400.200.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.300.390.400.200.690]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.300.390.400.200.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.300.390.400.200.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.300.390.400.200.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.300.390.400.200.740]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.300.390.400.200.800]

Bacteria [B03]
- Bacillota [B03.353]
  - Eubacteriales [B03.353.625]
    - Clostridiaceae [B03.353.625.375]
      - Clostridium [B03.353.625.375.500]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.353.625.375.500.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.353.625.375.500.100]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.353.625.375.500.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.353.625.375.500.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.353.625.375.500.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.353.625.375.500.215]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.353.625.375.500.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.353.625.375.500.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.353.625.375.500.690]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.353.625.375.500.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.353.625.375.500.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.353.625.375.500.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.353.625.375.500.740]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.353.625.375.500.800]

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.510.415]
    - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.415.400]
      - Clostridium [B03.510.415.400.200]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.510.415.400.200.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.510.415.400.200.100]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.510.415.400.200.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.510.415.400.200.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.510.415.400.200.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.510.415.400.200.215]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.510.415.400.200.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.510.415.400.200.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.510.415.400.200.690]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.510.415.400.200.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.510.415.400.200.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.510.415.400.200.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.510.415.400.200.740]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.510.415.400.200.800]

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
    - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.460.410]
      - Clostridium [B03.510.460.410.249]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.510.460.410.249.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.510.460.410.249.100]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.510.460.410.249.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.510.460.410.249.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.510.460.410.249.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.510.460.410.249.215]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.510.460.410.249.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.510.460.410.249.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.510.460.410.249.690]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.510.460.410.249.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.510.460.410.249.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.510.460.410.249.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.510.460.410.249.740]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.510.460.410.249.800]

Clostridium tetani Preferred

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