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