clostridium perfringens
Noun
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Anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin;
Can be used as a bioweapon (synset 101360148)is a type of:- eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
- bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare
belongs to: genus clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung
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