Tetanus Toxin Synthesis is Under the Control of A Complex Network of Regulatory Genes in .

produces a potent neurotoxin, the tetanus toxin (TeNT), which is responsible for an often-fatal neurological disease (tetanus) characterized by spastic paralysis. Prevention is efficiently acquired by vaccination with the TeNT toxoid, which is obtained by fermentation and subsequent purification and chemical inactivation. synthesizes TeNT in a regulated manner.