clostridium
IPA: kɫˈɔstrˈɪdiʌm
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
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Examples of "clostridium" in Sentences
- Clostridium botulinum is a soil bacterium.
- The name of the bacterium is Clostridium botulinum.
- Clostridium botulinum is a rod shaped microorganism.
- Clostridium difficile is one such type of bacterium.
- Clostridium botulinum in Sweden and the adjacent waters.
- Heliobacteria are also members of the class Clostridium.
- It is some kind of bacteria known ‘clostridium ljungdahlii’.
- The Clostridium botulinum bacteria are the cause of botulism.
- For example, tetanus is caused by the soil bacterium Clostridium tetani.
- Occurrence of Clostridium botulinum in the soil of the vicinity of Rome.
- MRSA and clostridium difficile kill about 15,000-20,000 Americans a year.
- Clostridium botulinum and other clostridia that produce botulinum neurotoxin.
- Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community acquired clostridium difficile-associated disease.
- If you learn that your suitemate is infected with clostridium difficile, “holler until they move you,” says McGiffert..
- Antibiotic overuse has fostered the emergence of highly resistant organisms such as MRSA and clostridium difficile, pathogens that have caused thousands of fatalities across our nation.
- If diarrhea is severe, make sure your doctor checks your stool for toxins released by clostridium difficile bacteria, a common cause of antibiotic-provoked diarrhea that requires prompt treatment with yet another antibiotic.
- Gastrointestinal infections in hospitalized childrenResearchers who examined nearly 10.5 million medical records found that a particularly dangerous infection with a bacterium called clostridium difficile is on the rise in hospitalized children.
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