clostridium
Kelime Anlamı :

1. clostridium.
2. klostridyum.
3. basil familyasının anaerobik, gram pozitif, spordan üreyen, çomak veya iğ şeklinde görülen organizmalar.
4. Oksijensiz ortamda yaşayan gram-pozitif sporlu basilleri kapsayan bir bakteri cinsi.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly anaerobic bacteria of the genus clostridium, such as the nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in soil and those causing botulism and tetanus.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
2. a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (clostridium perfringens), botulism (clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (clostridium tetani).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A supposed genus of bacteria now usually classed under other genera by different authors.
2. [lowercase; pl. clostridia (-ä).] A term applied to certain bacteria to describe their spindle-like shape.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore
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