noun. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, such as certain nitrogen-fixing species found in soil and those causing botulism and tetanus.

noun. A supposed genus of bacteria now usually classed under other genera by different authors.

noun. [lowercase; pl. clostridia (-ä).] A term applied to certain bacteria to describe their spindle-like shape.

noun. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.

noun. 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).

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

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

"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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