Clos.tri'di.um. Gr. n.
closter
a spindle; N.L. neut. dim. n.
Clostridium
a small spindle.
Firmicutes / “Clostridia” / Clostridiales / Clostridiaceae / Clostridium
Rods
, usually stain Gram‐positive at least in very early stages of growth, although in some species Gram‐stain‐positive cells have not been seen. Motile or nonmotile. When motile, cells usually are peritrichous. The majority of species form oval or spherical
endospores
that usually distend the cell.
DNA G
+
C content
(
mol
%): 22–53.
Type species
:
Clostridium butyricum
Prazmowski 1880, 24
AL
.