noun🔗ShareAny of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores"The doctor suspected that the patient's wound infection was caused by clostridium, a type of bacteria often found in soil and able to survive even without oxygen. "organismmicroorganismbiologymedicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
