CLOSTRIDIUM

clostridium, clostridia

(noun) spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

clostridium (plural clostridia)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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