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clostridium Definition

clos·trid·ium (kläs tridē əm)

noun pl. clostridia -·trid′ia ()

any of a large genus (Clostridium) of spore-forming, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria, many of which produce toxins, including those causing tetanus and botulism

Etymology: ModL < Gr klōstēr, a spindle (see Clotho) + ModL -idium, dim. suffix < Gr -idion: so named from its shape

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