<unk>  is a rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Clostridium.  Like other Clostridium species, it is Gram-positive, and its appearance on a gram stain resembles tennis rackets or drumsticks.<unk>  is found as spores in soil or as parasites in the gastrointestinal tract of animals.<unk>  produces a potent biological toxin,<unk> spasmin, and is the causative agent of<unk> s.
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium sordellii
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium beijerinckii
Clostridium botulinum
Pasteurella multocida
Eikenella corrodens
Staphylococcus saprophyticus