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Clostridium
Clostridium is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria. Species of Clostridium inhabit soils and the intestinal tracts of animals, including humans. This genus includes several significant human pathogens, including the causative agents of botulism and tetanus. It also formerly included an important cause of diarrhea, Clostridioides difficile, which was reclassified into the Clostridioides genus in 2016.

Clostridium tetani
common soil bacterium and the causative agent of tetanus

Clostridium botulinum
species of bacterium

Clostridium perfringens
species of bacteria

Clostridium butyricum
species of bacterium

Clostridium acetobutylicum
species of bacterium
Clostridium septicum
species of bacterium
Clostridium chauvoei
species of bacterium

Clostridium pasteurianum
species of bacterium

Clostridium tyrobutyricum
species of bacterium
Clostridium estertheticum
species of bacterium
Clostridium phytofermentans
species of bacterium
Clostridium ljungdahlii
species of bacterium
Clostridium kluyveri
species of bacterium
Clostridium piliforme
species of bacterium
Clostridium novyi
species of bacterium
Clostridium sporogenes
species of bacterium
Clostridium tertium
species of bacterium
Clostridium argentinense
species of bacterium
Clostridium paraputrificum
species of bacterium
Clostridium acidisoli
species of bacterium
Clostridium aminophilum
species of bacterium
Clostridium aceticum
species of bacterium
Clostridium beijerinckii
species of bacterium
Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum
species of bacterium
Clostridium baratii
species of bacterium
Clostridium paradoxum
species of bacterium
Clostridium leptum
species of bacterium
Clostridium scindens
species of bacterium