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Bacillus vs Clostridium - What's the difference?

bacillus | clostridium |

As proper nouns the difference between bacillus and clostridium

is that bacillus is while clostridium is .

bacillus

English

(wikipedia bacillus) (wikispecies)

Noun

(bacilli)
  • Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus , some of which cause disease.

    • clostridium

    English

    (wikipedia clostridium) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (clostridia)
  • Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium , that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores