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Noun: genus Clostridium
  1. Anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung

Type of: bacteria genus

Part of: Bacillaceae, family Bacillaceae

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