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clostridium perfringens

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clostridium perfringens

noun
anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon 
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Clostridium perfringens Clostridium per·frin·gens (pər-frĭn'jənz) or Clostridium wel·chi·i (wěl'chē-ī')
n.
Gas bacillus.

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