Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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Classification
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Narrower headings
- Clostridium acetobutylicum
- Clostridium beijerinckii
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium butyricum
- Clostridium cellulovorans
- Clostridium chauvoei
- Clostridium kluyveri
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium septicum
- Clostridium symbiosum
- Clostridium tertium
- Clostridium tetani
- Clostridium tetanomorphum
- Clostridium tyrobutyricum
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Aspects Covered
15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS or its specifics
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NLM Classification
QW 127.5.C5
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Clostridium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003013. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003013
- Clostridium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium
- Clostridium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327663