Clostridium

See also: clostridium

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Clostridium n

1. 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

• Clostridioides

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