Clostridium
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See also: clostridium
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) + -idium (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun[edit]
Clostridium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – clostridium bacteria, including such human pathogens as the agents of botulism and tetanus.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (order): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Bacillota - phylum; Clostridia - class; Clostridiales - order; Clostridiaceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Clostridium butyricum - type species; Clostridium acetobutylicum, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium pasteurianum, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium tyrobutyricum - selected other species
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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
