alleryStart learning →Tetanus follows wound contamination with spores of
ANeisseria meningitidis
BBacillus anthracis
CClostridium tetani
DVibrio cholerae
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Clostridium tetani
Clostridium tetani spores in deep puncture wounds germinate and release the tetanus toxin.
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