clostridium
noun
clos·trid·i·um
klä-ˈstri-dē-əm 
plural clostridia
klä-ˈstri-dē-ə
: any of a genus (Clostridium) of spore-forming mostly anaerobic soil or intestinal bacteria see botulinum, c. diff, gas gangrene, tetanus
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The notable exception, explains Schneider, is clostridium botulinum, but this doesn't typically grow in milk.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Raw turkey can be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as salmonella, clostridium perfringens and campylobacter, which could lead to food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
It’s got an extra strain of probiotic bacteria in there (clostridium, for the curious), which is noteworthy, as many probiotics merely contain one strain.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2024
Similarly, these infections vary in length, from 24 hours (clostridium perfringens) to upwards of a week (campylobacter).
—Elizabeth Bacharach, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
Meanwhile, its clostridium has produced over 50 million gallons of ethanol, avoiding more than 250,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
Advertisement Specifically, a team of forensic scientists from Denmark, Canada, and Chile found clostridium botulinum in Neruda’s remains, a neurotoxin that can cause Botulism.
—Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2023
But crucially, the researchers also found in one of Mr. Neruda’s molars traces of the bacterium clostridium botulinum.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
The drug, called Rebyota, is given as a one-dose treatment for clostridium difficile infections, commonly known as C. diff., in which the toxin-producing bacteria disrupts the normal balance in a person’s digestive system.
—Kate Sheridan and Allison Deangelis, STAT, 30 Nov. 2022
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Raw turkey can be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as salmonella, clostridium perfringens and campylobacter, which could lead to food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Sylvan Lebrun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
It’s got an extra strain of probiotic bacteria in there (clostridium, for the curious), which is noteworthy, as many probiotics merely contain one strain.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2024
Similarly, these infections vary in length, from 24 hours (clostridium perfringens) to upwards of a week (campylobacter).
—Elizabeth Bacharach, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
Meanwhile, its clostridium has produced over 50 million gallons of ethanol, avoiding more than 250,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
Advertisement Specifically, a team of forensic scientists from Denmark, Canada, and Chile found clostridium botulinum in Neruda’s remains, a neurotoxin that can cause Botulism.
—Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2023
But crucially, the researchers also found in one of Mr. Neruda’s molars traces of the bacterium clostridium botulinum.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
The drug, called Rebyota, is given as a one-dose treatment for clostridium difficile infections, commonly known as C. diff., in which the toxin-producing bacteria disrupts the normal balance in a person’s digestive system.
—Kate Sheridan and Allison Deangelis, STAT, 30 Nov. 2022
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clostridium
noun
clos·trid·i·um
kläs-ˈtrid-ē-əm
1
capitalized
: a genus of saprophytic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria (family Clostridiaceae) that are anaerobic or require very little free oxygen and are nearly cosmopolitan in soil, water, sewage, and animal and human intestines, that are very active biochemically comprising numerous fermenters of carbohydrates with vigorous production of acid and gas, many nitrogen-fixers, and others which rapidly putrefy proteins, and that include important pathogens see blackleg, botulism, c. diff, gas gangrene, tetanus bacillus
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