clostridium

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

clostridium(n = noun.animal) clostridia - spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore; Array

is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

is a member of genus clostridium

clostridium, n.

spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore. [WordNet 1.5]
a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani). [PJC]

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