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Noun: clostridium (clostridia)  kló'stri-dee-um
  1. Spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the centre by an endospore
    - clostridia

Derived forms: clostridia

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: genus Clostridium

Encyclopedia: Clostridium

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