Associations to the word «Clostridium»

Wiktionary

CLOSTRIDIUM, noun. Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
CLOSTRIDIUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae   — the clostridium bacteria.
CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clostridiaceae   — bacterium used commercially to produce acetone and butanol from starch.
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clostridiaceae   — the bacterium that secretes the toxin botulin.
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clostridiaceae   — a particular bacterium which can be fatal to humans, associated with hospital-acquired infections.
CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clostridiaceae   — one of the butyric acid clostridia.

Dictionary definition

CLOSTRIDIUM, noun. Spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore.

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