clostridium

Modifies a noun

• difficile: He says: " Clostridium difficile does occur naturally in the gut of some people.
• perfringens: In practice Clostridium perfringens is found in about 70 % of cases.
• botulinum: Occasionally, they could carry spores of a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism.
• tetani: Clostridium tetani produces its clinical effects via a powerful exotoxin.
• chauvoei: Blackleg Acute infection of cattle or sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei, leading to fever and swelling of infected muscles.
• novyi: Tissue cultures from at least 11 patients have yielded isolates of a toxin producing Clostridium novyi.

Noun used with modifier

• bacterium: Welcome to Herbal Fusion - Botox is made from ' botulinum toxin ' , a poison produced by the bacterium clostridium botulinum.
• genus: We plan to make a " molecular tool box " for the genetic manipulation of the genus Clostridium.
• bug: It is very similar to the one produced by the gut bug Clostridium, which causes chronic diarrhea.