genus clostridium

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

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofBacillaceae

Questions about genus clostridium

What does genus clostridium mean?

genus clostridium means "anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung".

Is genus clostridium a common word?

genus clostridium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.