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1. (n.) clostridium
any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract.
Etymology: (< NL (1880) < Gk klōstr-, <klōstēr spindle)
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1. (noun) clostridium, clostridia
spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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1. clostridium
A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.
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