A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003013
AN
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS or its specifics
AQL
CH CL CY DE EN GD GE IM IP ME PH PY RE UL VI
cui
C0009054
DC
1
definition
A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.