bot·u·li·num (b ch  -l  nm) also bot·u·li·nus (-ns)n. An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils. [New Latin botul num, specific epithet, from Latin botulus, sausage.]bot u·linal adj. |
botulinus [ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs]
n pl -nuses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae
[from New Latin, from Latin botulus sausage]
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| Noun | 1. | botulinus - anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung |
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