01 n. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
pl.
clostridia
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1.
spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
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2.
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).[capitalized]
Syn.
clostridia.