Clostridium

Introduction: Clostridium

Description of Clostridium

Clostridium: , pl. clostridia A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Clostridium.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Clostridium: 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.
Source: CRISP

Clostridium: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Clostridium:

More specific terms for Clostridium:

• Clostridium botulinum
• Clostridium perfringens
• Clostridium tetani
• Clostridium difficile
• Clostridium acetobutylicum
• Clostridium beijerinckii
• Clostridium bifermentans
• Clostridium butyricum
• Clostridium cellulolyticum
• Clostridium cellulovorans
• Clostridium chauvoei
• Clostridium histolyticum
• Clostridium kluyveri
• Clostridium sordellii
• Clostridium sticklandii
• Clostridium symbiosum
• Clostridium tertium
• Clostridium tetanomorphum
• Clostridium thermocellum
• Clostridium tyrobutyricum
• Clostridium septicum

Source - MeSH 2007

• Clostridium botulinum
• Clostridium difficile
• Clostridium perfringens

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Clostridium

• Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods

Source - MeSH 2007

• Bacillaceae

Source - CRISP

The term Clostridium can be used for:

• Clostridium tetani

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Clostridium:

• botulism
• Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
• colitis
• gram positive bacteria
• tetanus toxin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Clostridium

The following list attempts to classify Clostridium into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Endospore-Forming Bacteria
    • Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
      • Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
        • Clostridium

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria
    • Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
      • Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
        • Clostridium

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