Look up: Clostridium

1. clostridium
   [n] - spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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2. Clostridium
   A type of bacteria.
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3. Clostridium
   Clostridium: A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of Clostridium. They include, for examples, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens (also called Clostridium welchii), and Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium difficile is one of ...
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4. Clostridium
   causal agent of tetanus Category: Medicine • a genus of anerobic spore-forming bacteria of the family Bacillaceae Category: Medicine • a condition characterized by the presence in the blood of exotoxins produced in the intestines by different types of Clostridium perfringens....
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5. Clostridium
   <bacteria> Genus of gram-positive anaerobic spore forming bacilli commonly found in soil. Many species produce exotoxins of great potency, the best known being clostridium botulinum and clostridium tetani. ... (15 Jan 1998) ...
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6. clostridium
   clostridia noun spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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7. Clostridium
   (klos-trid´e-әm) a genus of gram-positive, obligate anaerobic or microaerophilic, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria. Several species cause gas gangrene, including Clostridium bifermen´tans, Clostridium histioly´ticum, Clostridium no´vyi, Clostridium perfrin´gens (the most common cause), and Clostridium sep´ticum....
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8. clostridium
   (klos-trid´e-әm) pl. clostri´dia an individual bacterium of the genus Clostridium.
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9. Clostridium
   genus of rod-shaped, usually gram-positive bacteria, members of which are found in soil, water, and the intestinal tracts of humans and other ... [2 related articles]
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10. Clostridium
    C. argentinense C. aerotolerans C. baratii C. beijerinckii C. bifermentans C. botulinum C. butyricum C. cadaveris C. cellulolyticum C. chauvoei C. clostridioforme C. colicanis C. difficile C. estertheticum C. fallax C. feseri C. formicaceticum C. histolyticum C. innocuum C. kluyveri C. ljungdahlii ...
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11. Clostridium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: klos-trid′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. A genus of anaerobic (or anaerobic, aerotolerant), spore-forming, motile (occasionally nonmotile) bacteria (family Bacillaceae) containing gram-positive rods; motile cells are peritrichous. Many species are saccharolytic and fe...
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12. clostridium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: klos-trid′ē-ŭm, -ă Definitions: 1. A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Clostridium.
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13. Clostridium
    A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of Clostridium. They include, for examples, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens (also called Clostridium welchii), and Clostridium botulinum.
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