What physiological properties might account for the ease with which anaerobic clostridia can be isolated from soil and other generally aerobic niches.

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What physiological properties might account for the ease with which anaerobic clostridia can be isolated from soil and other generally aerobic niches.

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Bacteria are ubiquitous. They are classified as prokaryotes and are put under the Monera kingdom in the five-kingdom classification. Bacteria, typically a few micrometers in length, were among the first living forms to arise on Earth and can be found in nearly all of its environments.  

Clostridia is a bacterial class that includes a wide range of bacteria. Clostridium is a Gram-positive bacterium that includes important pathogens and free-living bacteria. It has about 100 species. Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium botulinum, and Clostridium sordellii are the Clostridium species responsible for the illness in humans.

 

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