— clostridial, clostridian , adj.
/klo strid"ee euhm/ , n. , pl. clostridia /klo strid"ee euh/ . Bacteriol.
any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
[ 1880-85; klostr-, var. s. of klostér spindle ( klos-, var. s. of klóthein (see CLOTHO) + -ter agent suffix) + NL -idium -IDIUM ]