clostridium
See also: Clostridium
English
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Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
clostridium (plural clostridia)
- 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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