Clostridia

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  clostridium \clostridium\ n. {clostridia}
     1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the
        center by an endospore.
  
     Syn: clostridia.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile
        bacteria of the family {Bacillaceae}, including several
        pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas
        gangrene ({Clostridium perfringens}), botulism
        ({Clostridium botulinum}), and tetanus ({Clostridium
        tetani}).
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clostridia
       See {clostridium}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clostridia
       n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the
           center by an endospore [syn: {clostridium}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clostridium
       n : spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the
           center by an endospore [syn: {clostridia}]
       [also: {clostridia} (pl)]