Clostridium

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See also: clostridium

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Clostridium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – clostridium bacteria, including such human pathogens as the agents of botulism and tetanus.

Hypernyms

(order): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Bacillota – phylum; Clostridia – class; Clostridiales - order; Clostridiaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Clostridium butyricum - type species; Clostridium acetobutylicum, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium pasteurianum, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium tyrobutyricum - selected other species

Derived terms

See also

Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile)

References

Clostridium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Clostridium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Clostridium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Clostridium at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Clostridium in the Genome Taxonomy Database

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