Microscope World Blog: Tetanus Bacteria Under the Microscope
Clostridium Tetani is an anaerobic pathogenic bacterium that is primarily found in soil and animal intestinal tracts. As characteristic of all bacteria, C-Tetani is single-celled and does not contain any membrane-bound organelles, such as a nucleus.
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When viewed under the microscope, one may observe the following, depending on the species: C. tetani - They will appear purple in color with possible terminal spores. They may also be motile depending on the sample and sample preparation.
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Under a magnification of 956X, this photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, depicted numbers of Gram-positive, Clostridium tetani bacteria, which had been cultivated on a blood agar plate (BAP), and incubated over a 48 hour time period.
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This photomicrograph depicts a group of Clostridium tetani bacteria, responsible for causing tetanus in humans. Note that some of these organisms had entered their endospore phase, displaying the classic tennis racket morphology.
Clostridium tetani - Wikipedia
Clostridium tetani is a common soil bacterium and the causative agent of tetanus. Vegetative cells of Clostridium tetani are usually rod-shaped and up to 2.5 μm long, but they become enlarged and tennis racket- or drumstick-shaped when forming spores.
Clostridium tetani (Tetanus): Video, Causes, & Meaning - Osmosis
When doing a Gram stain, Clostridium tetani stains purple, or Gram positive, and it’s a bacillus, meaning that it looks like a big cylinder or rod under the microscope. Clostridium tetani is notorious for one of its toxins, called tetanospasmin, which can severely disrupt the neuromuscular system of mammals.
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Endospores enter anaerobic wounds where they germinate and the vegetative bacteria subsequently replicate and release exotoxin. Tetanus exotoxin (tetanospasmin), produced by Clostridium tetani is a neurotoxin that binds to inhibitory interneurons of the spinal cord and blocks their release of inhibitor molecules. It is these inhibitor molecules ...