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clostridium

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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.

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

clos·tridi·al (-l) adj.

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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Noun1.clostridium - spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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


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