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Clostridium

Known as: clostridium bacteria, clostridium organisms, clostridia 
A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

BacillaceaeBacteria, AnaerobicClass Clostridia
BotulismCDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyClostridium perfringens epsilon-toxin

Narrower (19)

Clostridium botulinumClostridium botulinum type GClostridium difficile (bacteria)Clostridium estertheticum

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The Clostridium difficile spo0A Gene Is a Persistence and Transmission Factor
ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile is a major cause of chronic antibiotic-associated diarrhea and a significant health care… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Clostridium carboxidivorans sp. nov., a solvent-producing clostridium isolated from an agricultural settling lagoon, and reclassification of the acetogen Clostridium scatologenes strain SL1 as…
A novel solvent-producing, anaerobic clostridium, strain P7(T), was isolated from sediment from an agricultural settling lagoon… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Selective enumeration of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and…
Nineteen bacteriological media were evaluated to assess their suitability to selectively enumerate Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Impact on the composition of the faecal flora by a new probiotic preparation: preliminary data on maintenance treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis
: Although 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) oral compounds are the standard maintenance treatment for ulcerative colitis in… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Microbial production of 1,3-propanediol
Abstract 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PD) production by fermentation of glycerol was described in 1881 but little attention was paid to… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Intestinal microflora of Estonian and Swedish infants
The intestinal microflora of 1‐y‐old healthy Estonian (n= 27) and Swedish infants (n= 29) was studied by quantitative culture of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Evaluation of media for selective enumeration of Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and bifidobacteria.
Fifteen media were evaluated to determine their suitability for selective enumeration of Streptococcus thermophilus… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Clostridium autoethanogenum, sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium that produces ethanol from carbon monoxide
A strictly anaerobic, gram-positive, sporeforming, rod-like, motile bacterium was enriched from rabbit feces, and isolated using… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Clostridium ljungdahlii sp. nov., an acetogenic species in clostridial rRNA homology group I.
Clostridium ljungdahlii sp. nov. strain ATCC 49587T (T = type strain) was isolated from chicken yard waste for its ability to… 
Highly Cited
1942
Highly Cited
1942
A New Type of Glucose Fermentation by Clostridium thermoaceticum
The thermophilic fermentation of cellulosic material is generally regarded -as a result of the combined action of several species… 
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