Bacterium
clostridium novyi
Definitions related to clostridium novyi:
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A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is endospore forming, hemolytic, requires the presence of thiols to grow in culture and produces a variety of toxins. C. novyi is pathogenic, causing gas gangrene within wounds and in individuals with diabetes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium novyi.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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