Drumstick appearance is seen in: (A) Clostridium tetani, (B) Clostridium Tetanomorphum, (C) Clostridium Sphenoids, (D) All
Answer is A. Clostridium tetani is a Gram-positive, slender bacillus. Spores are spherical and bulging, giving the bacillus characteristic drumstick appearance. It is non-capsulated and motile by peritrichate flagella. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and paniker's; 10th edition; Page no: 264