(n)a bacterial toxin produced by clostridium perfringens; causes intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea that begins 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of these bacteria, Syn.Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
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n. clostridia1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore. Syn. -- clostridia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. [ capitalized ] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani). [ PJC ]