genus Clostridium
anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung • Hypernyms: bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: Bacillaceae, family Bacillaceae • Member Meronyms: clostridium, clostridia, botulinus, botulinum, Clostridium botulinum, clostridium perfringens
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