botulinus

American  

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

Also botulinum

noun

plural

botulinuses

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

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botulinus British  

/ ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəs /

noun

1. 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 ( see botulism) + -inus -ine ²

Example Sentences

Apparent reason: Oculinum is made from botulinus toxin, the deadly bacterial poison that causes botulism.

From Time Magazine Archive

The poison which causes botulism is produced by the Bacillus botulinus, which flourishes only where there is no air, as inside a sealed jar or can.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes

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.

From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall

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

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes