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Clostridium species
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*Characteristics:
*Characteristics:
**Terminal, spherical endospores give mother cells a drumstick appearance
**Terminal, spherical endospores give mother cells a drumstick appearance
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Enodospores
resistant to boiling and chemicals but susceptible to autoclaving
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Endospores
resistant to boiling and chemicals but susceptible to autoclaving
**Swarming growth and haemolytic on blood agar
**Swarming growth and haemolytic on blood agar
**Many serotypes but all produce same neurotoxin, tetanospasmin, therefore antibodies neutralise all
**Many serotypes but all produce same neurotoxin, tetanospasmin, therefore antibodies neutralise all
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**Toxoid vaccine for farm animals
**Toxoid vaccine for farm animals
**Debridement of wounds in horses
**Debridement of wounds in horses
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===''Clostridium botulinum''===
===''Clostridium botulinum''===
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