Definition of: clostridium

(klos·trid′ē·əm) noun plural ·trid·i·a (-trid′ē·ə) noun Bacteriol.
Any of a genus (Clostridium) of rod–shaped, spore–bearing, anaerobic bacteria, including pathogenic forms causing botulism, gas gangrene, and tetanus. [<NL <Gk. klōstēr spindle]

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clostridium difficile
clostridium botulinum
clostridium perfringens
clostridium tetani
bacterium clostridium
clostridium acetobutylicum
genus clostridium
clostridium species
clostridium butyricum
clostridium novyi
clostridium spp
clostridium histolyticum
clostridium tertium
clostridium thermocellum
clostridium pasteurianum

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