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Clostridium difficile
	; C. difficile colonies on a blood agar plate.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria;
Division:	Firmicutes;
Class:	Clostridia;
Order:	Clostridiales;
Family:	Clostridiaceae;
Genus:	Clostridium;
Species:	C. difficile;
Binomial name
	Clostridium difficile; Hall & O'Toole, 1935