clostridium (redirected from Clostridium colinum)

clos·trid·i·um  (kl-strd-m)

n. pl. clos·trid·i·a (--)

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, such as the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in soil and those causing botulism and tetanus.

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[New Latin Clstridium, genus name, from Greek klstr, klstr-, spindle, from klthein, to spin.]

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clos·tridi·al (-l) adj.

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clostridium [klɒˈstrɪdɪəm]

n pl -iums, -ia [-ɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus

[from New Latin, literally: small spindle, from Greek klōstēr spindle, from klōthein to spin; see -ium]

clostridial , clostridian adj

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clos•trid•i•um (klɒˈstrɪd i əm)

n., pl. clos•trid•i•a (klɒˈstrɪd i ə)

any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract.

[< New Latin (1880) < Greek klōstr-, <klōstḗr spindle]

clos•trid′i•al, clos•trid′i•an, adj.

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clostridium - spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore clostridia eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung