clostridial

8.9

Relating to or caused by bacteria called Clostridium

adjective
/klɒsˈtrɪdiəl/

Specialized

: clostridial

Vaccination against clostridial bacteria is essential for farm animals to prevent outbreaks of diseases such as botulism.
clostridial infection

Examples

So Abe means acetone, butanol and ethanol and these are made in a very fixed ratio by clostridial species.
A serious clostridial infection can occur in patients who have undergone surgery involving contaminated tissue.
Doctors warn that clostridial diseases like tetanus can be life-threatening if not treated promptly.

Compounds

clostridial myonecrosis

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9.9

A severe infection by bacteria that quickly kills muscle, makes gas, and often causes death

Surface Forms

clostridial positive

Morphology

clostridial = Clostridium (transparent) = clostridi + al

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-al' to the genus name 'Clostridium', yielding 'relating to or caused by Clostridium', which is directly inferable if the base is known.

Etymology

The word clostridial comes from the bacterial name Clostridium, which comes from a Greek root klōstron meaning 'spindle' because these bacteria look long and thin like a small spindle. So, clostridial means 'related to' or 'caused by' those bacteria.