HyperDic: clostridium_perfringens

English > 1 sense of the expression clostridium perfringens:
NOUNanimalclostridium perfringensanaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin
English > clostridium perfringens: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninganaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon.
Member ofgenus Clostridiumanaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes
Broaderbioweapon, biological weapon, bioarmAny weapon usable in biological warfare
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteriaA large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls

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