clostridium
/klo-strid-ee-uhm/US // klɒˈstrɪd i əm //UK // (klɒˈstrɪdɪəm) //
梭菌,梭状芽孢杆菌,梭菌属,梭菌类
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural clos·trid·i·a [klo-strid-ee-uh]. /klɒˈstrɪd i ə/. Bacteriology.
- : any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
Examples
Botulism is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, a hardy anaerobe.
For the spores of Clostridium tetani, the culture should be three days old, but may be as old as a week.
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