Meaning of GENUS CLOSTRIDIUM

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung
	See Also:		Bacillaceae, bacteria genus, botulinum, botulinus, clostridia, clostridium, Clostridium botulinum, family Bacillaceae