Bacterium
clostridium Audio
clos·trid·i·um [ klo-strid-ee-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods; Clostridiaceae
Etymology:
Greek kloster = a spindle + the diminutive suffix -idion
These anaerobes get their name from the appearance produced when spores are formed at the equator of the organism.
Definitions related to clostridium:
  • A genus of gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria in the Firmicutes phylum capable of producing endospores.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Clostridium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of motile or nonmotile gram positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae; many species have been identified with some being pathogenic, occurring in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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