True about tetanus is
C.tetani produces two distinct toxins- a hemolysin(tetanolysin) and a powerful neurotoxin9tetanospasmin). These are antigenically and pharmacologically distinct and their production is mutually independent. Ref: Textbook of microbiology; Ananthanarayan and paniker's; 10th Edition; Pg:265
Gram negative spore forming organism
Produces tetanolysin and tetanospasmin
Trismus and neck stiffness are early signs
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure occurs on hyperstimulation
Bacteriology