Found 2 items, similar to clostridium perfringens.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: clostridium perfringens clostridium perfringens n : anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
English → English (gcide) Definition: Clostridium perfringens 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]