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Clostridia

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 and are capable of forming spores

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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 and are capable of forming spores

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clostridiumnoun	(bacteriology) 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 and are capable of forming spores

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clostridia"

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histotoxic	toxic to tissue
toxigenic	toxicogenic
clostridiaceae	a family of the bacterial class Clostridia, and contain the genus Clostridium.
denitrifying bacteria	a diverse group of bacteria that encompass many different phyla.
bacillota	(synonym Firmicutes) a phylum of bacteria, most of which have gram-positive cell wall structure.
staphylococcusnoun	A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
clostridium sporogenes	a species of Gram-positive bacteria that belongs to the genus Clostridium.
betaproteobacteria	a class of Gram-negative bacteria, and one of the eight classes of the phylum Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria).
gammaproteobacteria	a class of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria).
pseudomonadota	(synonym Proteobacteria) a major phylum of Gram-negative bacteria.
alphaproteobacteria	Alphaproteobacteria or α-proteobacteria, also called α-Purple bacteria in earlier literature, is a class of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota (formerly "Proteobacteria").
bacterial phyla	Bacterial phyla constitute the major lineages of the domain Bacteria.
staphylococcaceae	a family of Gram-positive bacteria that includes the genus Staphylococcus, noted for encompassing several medically significant pathogens.
oomycetenoun	(biology) Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
bifidobacteriumnoun	Any bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium
acinetobacternoun	Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter.
haemophilusnoun	Any bacterium of the genus Haemophilus.
mesobacillus	—
coprococcus	a genus of anaerobic cocci which are part of the human faecal microbiota.
ascomycota	a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya.