Definition
A genus of rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria that can form protective spores; includes species that cause serious diseases like tetanus and botulism.
Etymology
Scientific Latin from Greek 'kloster' (spindle) and Latin '-idium' (small). Named by Prazmowski in 1880 for the spindle-like appearance of the cells.
Kelly Says
Clostridium botulinum produces the most potent toxin known—one gram could theoretically kill millions of people—yet scientists harnessed it to create one of the most popular cosmetic treatments in the world, showing science's dual nature.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሎስትሪዲየም
kloh-strid-ee-um
ARالعربية
كلوستريديوم
kloh-stri-dee-um
BNবাংলা
ক্লোষ্ট্রিডিয়াম
kloh-shtrit-dee-um
CACatalà
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
CSČeština
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
DADansk
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
DEDeutsch
Clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
ELΕλληνικά
κλοστριδίου
kloh-strid-ee-oo
ESEspañol
clostridium
kloh-STRID-ee-um
FAفارسی
کلسترییدیوم
kloh-strid-ee-um
FISuomi
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
FRFrançais
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
GUGU
ક્લોસ્ટ્રિડિયમ
kloh-strid-ee-um
HAHA
klostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
HEעברית
קְלוֹסְטְרִידִיוּם
kloh-strid-ee-um
HIहिन्दी
क्लोस्ट्रीडियम
kloh-stree-dee-um
HUMagyar
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
clostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
IGIG
klostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
ITItaliano
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-o
JA日本語
クロストリジウム
kurosurijumu
KKKK
клостридиум
kloh-strid-ee-um
KMKM
ក្លូស្ត្រីឌីយ៉ូម
kloh-strid-ee-um
KO한국어
클로스트리디움
keulloseuteuridiumeu
MRMR
क्लोस्ट्रीडियम
kloh-stree-dee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
clostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကလောစ്ടရီဒီယမ်
ka-lohs-tri-dee-yam
NLNederlands
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
NONorsk
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
PAPA
ਕਲੋਸਟ੍ਰਿਡੀਅਮ
kloh-strid-ee-am
PLPolski
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
PTPortuguês
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
RORomână
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
RUРусский
клостридиум
klostridiyum
SVSvenska
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
SWKiswahili
clostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
TAதமிழ்
கிளோஸ்ட்ரிடியம்
ki-lohs-tri-dee-am
TEతెలుగు
క్లోస్ట్రిడియం
kloh-strid-ee-am
THไทย
คลออสตริเดียม
khlon-os-tri-dee-um
TLTL
clostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
TRTürkçe
clostridium
kloh-STRIH-dee-um
UKУкраїнська
клостридіум
kloh-strid-ee-um
URاردو
کلوستریڈیم
kloh-strid-ee-um
VITiếng Việt
clostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
YOYO
klostridium
kloh-stri-dee-um
ZH中文
梭状芽胞杆菌
suō zhuàng yá bāo gān jūn
ZUZU
iklostridium
i-kloh-stri-dee-um