noun🔗ShareClostridiumAny 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. "El médico sospechó que la infección de la herida del paciente fue causada por clostridium, un tipo de bacteria que se encuentra a menudo en el suelo y puede sobrevivir incluso sin oxígeno.organismmicroorganismbiologymedicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading