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Clostridium
Aka: Clostridium, Clostridia- Characteristics
- Anaerobic Spore-Forming Bacilli
- Organisms
- Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
- Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
- Clostridium perfringens (Gas Gangrene)
- Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
Clostridium (C0009054) |
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| Definition (NCI) | A genus of gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria in the Firmicutes phylum capable of producing endospores. |
| Definition (NCI) | Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Clostridium genus level. |
| Definition (MSH) | A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals. |
| Definition (CSP) | genus of motile or nonmotile gram positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae; many species have been identified with some being pathogenic, occurring in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals. |
| Concepts | Bacterium (T007) |
| MSH | D003013 |
| SnomedCT | 8191000 |
| English | CLOSTRIDIUM, Clostridium, NOS, Clostridial, Genus Clostridium (organism), Clostridium (organism), Genus Clostridium, 141-142 CLOSTRIDIUM, Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, Clostridium, clostridial, clostridium bacteria, clostridium organisms, clostridium, clostridia |
| Swedish | Clostridium |
| Czech | Clostridium |
| Spanish | género Clostridium, Clostridium (organismo), género Clostridium (organismo), clostridios, Clostridium |
| Finnish | Klostridi |
| Russian | KLOSTRIDII, CLOSTRIDIUM, КЛОСТРИДИИ |
| French | Clostridie, Clostridium |
| Polish | Laseczki beztlenowe, Clostridium |
| German | Clostridium |
| Italian | Clostridium |
| Dutch | Clostridium |
| Portuguese | Clostridium |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |