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botulinus

American

[boch-uh-lahy-nuhs] / ˌbɒtʃ əˈlaɪ nəs /

Also botulinum

noun

plural

botulinuses

a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.

botulinus British

/ ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs /

noun

an anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium botulinum , whose toxins (botulins) cause botulism: family Bacillaceae

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Other Word Forms

botulinal adjective

Etymology

Origin of botulinus

1895–1900; < New Latin: the former specific name, equivalent to Latin botul ( us ) a sausage ( botulism ) + -inus -ine ²

Example Sentences

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In animal experiments the toxin formed by B. botulinus has been found capable of reproducing the typical clinical picture of this form of food poisoning.

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This "flat sour," which is not at all dangerous from the standpoint of health, must not be confused with the botulinus bacteria, which is an entirely different thing.

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Bacillus botulinus produces a toxin that is extremely virulent.

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Bacteriology.—The cause of botulism poisoning was discovered by Van Ermengem to be the toxin produced by a bacillus which he named B. botulinus.

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Next to nothing is known as to how widely B. botulinus is distributed.

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