Post Date:
Mar 23, 2024 1:58 PM
TAG ID:
bsiphotos134264
(RM)
Credit:
CAVALLINI JAMES / BSIP/Newscom
Format:
4529 x 3020 Color JPEG
Photographer:
CAVALLINI JAMES / BSIP
Special:
RM MR
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Keywords:
bacillus, bacterium, clostridiaceae, clostridiales, clostridium, clostridium tetani, firmicutes, handicapped, handicapped person, health, human anatomy, infection, microbiology, microorganism, microscope, muscle, muscular system, osteomuscular system, paralysis, pathology, physically handicapped person, rod, tetanus, toxin
Caption:
Clostridium tetani (or Nicolaïer's bacillus) is the bacteria responsible for tetanus. Even minimal contamination in a wound leads to the production of a neurotropic toxin, tetanospasmin, which binds to the central nervous system, causing contractures and paralysis. Image produced from optical microscopy.