CLOSTRIDIUM (clostridia)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: clostridia   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does clostridium mean? 

• CLOSTRIDIUM (noun)
  The noun CLOSTRIDIUM has 1 sense:

1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore

  Familiarity information: CLOSTRIDIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOSTRIDIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

clostridia; clostridium

Hypernyms ("clostridium" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("clostridium" is a member of...):

genus Clostridium (anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung)

 Context examples 

C. ramosum is part of the RIC group of clostridium and is an opportunistic pathogen.

(Clostridium ramosum, NCI Thesaurus)

C. innocuum is part of the RIC group of clostridium and is an opportunistic pathogen.

(Clostridium innocuum, NCI Thesaurus)

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis.

(Clostridium Difficile Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

C. clostridioforme is part of the RIC group of clostridium, is considered to be pathogenic and is typically found with, and must be identified separately from, Clostridium bolteae and Clostridium hathewayi.

(Clostridium clostridioforme, NCI Thesaurus)

Clostridium difficile is a common cause of diarrhea that occurs in hospitals.

(Clostridium difficile, NCI Dictionary)

Fidaxomicin appears to be active against pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria, such as clostridia, enterococci, and staphylococci, but does not appear to be active against other beneficial intestinal bacteria.

(Fidaxomicin, NCI Thesaurus)