This type of clostridium is commonly found in soil and can also live in animal intestines.

clostridium 是拉丁语源的科学术语，由词根 clostr-（意为"纺锤形"）和后缀 -ium（表示微生物类群）组成，指一类呈梭状或纺锤形的细菌。在医学和微生物学中特指"梭菌属"，这类细菌有些种类能产生毒素。