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Clostridium
Sign in to saveClostridium 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.
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Clostridium is a genus of bacteria within the kingdom Bacteria. It belongs to the family Clostridiaceae, order Clostridiales, class Clostridia, and phylum Firmicutes. The taxon was described by Prazmowski in 1880 and is currently accepted. Its habitat is listed as marine.
The genus has been the subject of extensive documentation, with 60,611 records in PubMed and 105,796,500 occurrences in GBIF. Additionally, it is referenced by 595 other encyclopedia articles. In iDigBio, there are two records associated with the family clostridiaceae, held by the institution NHMUK, with no media available.
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Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassClostridia
- OrderClostridiales
- FamilyClostridiaceae
Clostridien (vom lateinischen Gattungsnamen Clostridium, von griech. κλωστήρ „Spindel“) sind grampositive, obligat anaerobe, Sporen bildende Bakterien aus der Familie der Clostridiaceae. Die Endosporen sind hitzeresistent und können in siedendem Wasser viele Stunden, einige bei 110 °C etwa eine Stunde, überleben. Clostridien können sich, mit Ausnahme von C. perfringens, mit peritrich angeordneten Geißeln aktiv bewegen. Die Bakterien sind sogenannte Umweltkeime und kommen überall (ubiquitär) vor, vor allem in Böden und im Verdauungstrakt (insbesondere als Normalflora im Darm) von höheren Lebewesen. Sie gelangen durch Staub- und Erdpartikel auch in Lebensmittel, wo sie zu ernsthaften Problemen führen können (s. unten). In der Gattung der Clostridien befinden sich sowohl Krankheitserreger (pathogene Keime), als auch apathogene Arten, die zum Teil in der Biotechnologie eingesetzt werden. Unter den pathogenen Arten sind vor allem Clostridium botulinum (verursacht Botulismus), Clostridioides difficile (verursacht Dickdarmentzündung, die sogenannte Pseudomembranöse Kolitis) und Clostridium tetani (verursacht Tetanus [Wundstarrkrampf]) zu nennen. Andere Arten rufen Gasbrand, Bradsot, Rausc
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Research
60,611 papers- Biofilms of Clostridium species.Anaerobe · 2014
- Clostridium Bacteria: Harnessing Tumour Necrosis for Targeted Gene Delivery.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2024
- [Clostridium baratii botulism].Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 2017
- Editorial.Anaerobe · 2018
- Clostridium ramosum bacteremia: case report and literature review.Surgical infections · 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Clostridiaceae
- Image
- Clostridium difficile 01.jpg
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- Clostridium
- taxon name
- Clostridium
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Clostridium
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
- taxonomic type
- Clostridium butyricum
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/clostridium
- nomenclatural type of
- Clostridia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Taxonomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology and pathogenesis
- Treatment
- Use
- References
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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.
== History == Circa 1880, in the course of studying fermentation and butyric acid synthesis, a scientist surnamed Prazmowski first assigned a binomial name to Clostridium butyricum. The mechanisms of anaerobic respiration were still not yet well elucidated at that time, so taxonomy of anaerobes was still developing.
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