Definitions for clostridia

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clostridia clos·trid·i·um

Spelling: [klo-strid-ee-uh m]

IPA: /klɒˈstrɪd i əm/

Clostridia is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 858 anagrams from letters in clostridia (acdiilorst).

Definitions for clostridia

noun

1. 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.

Origin of clostridia

1880-85; New Latin Greek klōstr-, variant stem of klōstḗr spindle (klōs-, variant stem of klṓthein (see Clotho) + -tēr agent suffix) + New Latin -idium Examples for clostridia

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.