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.
- 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.
- Clostridium botulinum and other clostridia that produce botulinum neurotoxin.