genus clostridium
Noun
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is a type of: bacteria genus - a genus of bacteriamember holonym:
- clostridia, clostridium - spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
- botulinum, botulinus, clostridium botulinum - anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
- clostridium perfringens - anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
belongs to: bacillaceae, family bacillaceae - typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
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