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Spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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clostridia
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The Clostridia are a highly polyphyletic class of Firmicutes , including Clostridium and other similar genera. They are distinguished from the Bacilli by lacking aerobic respiration . They are obligate anaerobes and oxygen is toxic to them. Species of the ...
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n. (plural of clostridium English)
WordNet
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n. spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: clostridia ] [also: clostridia (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore. Syn: clostridia. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae , including several pathogenic ...
Usage examples of clostridia.
The corpse is a paradise of luminescent bacteria, anaerobic clostridia, penicilliumall working their own active, grimy little bodies into action, where they oxidize fat, break down protein and carbohydrates.
Highly distorted, because of gas bubbles from the clostridia infection that bloated the animal.