'Clostridium perfringens' definitions:
Definition of 'clostridium perfringens'
From: WordNet
noun
Anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
Definition of 'Clostridium perfringens'
From: GCIDE
- clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia
- 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
- Syn: clostridia. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus ({Clostridium tetani}). [PJC]