Clostridium

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr, “spindle”) +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix). === Proper noun === Clostridium n A taxonomic genus within the family Clostridiaceae – clostridium bacteria, including such human pathogens as the agents of botulism and tetanus. ==== Hypernyms ==== (order): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Bacillota – phylum; Clostridia – class; Clostridiales – order; Clostridiaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Clostridium butyricum – type species; Clostridium acetobutylicum, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium pasteurianum, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium tyrobutyricum – selected other species ==== Derived terms ==== Clostridioides Paeniclostridium Paraclostridium Peptoclostridium === See also === Clostridioides difficile (syn. Clostridium difficile) === References === Clostridium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Clostridium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Clostridium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Clostridium at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature Clostridium in the Genome Taxonomy Database