A bacterium that is the most common cause of gas gangrene, a lethal infection of soft tissue, especially muscle. C. perfringens bacteria are toxin- and gas-producing bacteria. Before the introduction of antibiotics, a significant percentage of battlefield injuries were complicated by gas gangrene. C. perfringens also causes food poisoning and a ful [..]

A rod-shaped nonmotile spore-forming bacteria that causes gastroenteritis. The symptoms appear 8- 24 hours after ingestion and include acute abdominal pain, diarrhea and gas; fever, nausea and vomitin [..]

Clostridium perfringens is a type of bacteria commonly found in small concentrations in raw meat. It is heat-resistant and can survive at temperatures in excess of 100oC. Bacteria can multiply rapidly [..]

The most common etiologic agent of Gas Gangrene. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.

The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.

A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and that also can cause food poisoning and a fulminant form of bowel disease called necrotizing colitis.

A bacterial species belongs to the sulphite-reducing clostridia. In addition they also ferment lactose, sucrose and inositol with the production of gas, produce a stormy clot fermentation with milk, r [..]

Gram Positive Rod Shaped spore forming bacterium found throughout nature but usually a component of decaying vegetation. It is found in the intestines of humans and other animals as well as insects. C [..]