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    Clostridium perfringens (formerly known as C. welchii, or Bacillus welchii) is a Gram-positive, bacillus (rod-shaped), anaerobic, spore-forming pathogenic...
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    detection of C. perfringens and other pathogenic bacteria. Clostridium species are readily found inhabiting soils and intestinal tracts. Clostridium species are...
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    Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin is a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) and is responsible for gas gangrene and...
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  • in the colostrum. Clostridium perfringens beta toxin shows significant genetic homology with several other toxins. C. perfringens beta toxin shows 28%...
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    in gangrene. This deadly form of gangrene usually is caused by Clostridium perfringens bacteria. About 1,000 cases of gas gangrene are reported yearly...
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    tetanus; and Clostridium perfringens, commonly found in wound infections and diarrhea cases. The major virulence factor of C. perfringens is the CPE enterotoxin...
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    septicum can cause gas gangrene, but unlike other Clostridium species like Clostridium perfringens, no trauma is necessary at the site of the infection...
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  • that cause the outbreak which had affected over 700 people as Clostridium perfringens. This food borne outbreak has been called the worst incident to...
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  • paraputrificum Clostridium pascui Clostridium pasteurianum Clostridium peptidivorans Clostridium perfringens Clostridium phytofermentans Clostridium piliforme...
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    Clostridium botulinum is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, spore-forming, motile bacterium with the ability to produce botulinum toxin, which is...
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    for 10% of type I infection. Clostridium species involved are Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium septicum, and Clostridium sordellii, which typically...
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    calicivirus. Other less common pathogens include Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus. Campylobacter jejuni...
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  • can be produced by Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Listeria monocytogenes. C. perfringens alpha toxin (lecithinase)...
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  • toxins produced by bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens from the intestines. There are several strains of C. perfringens (type B, C, and D) that may lead...
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    Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Clostridium perfringens. Out of the four organisms, Staphylococcus aureus is the most affected...
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    about 240,000 cases per year in the United States. Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens Bacillus cereus The rare but potentially deadly disease...
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    gangrene, the tissue is infected by saprogenic microorganisms (Clostridium perfringens or Bacillus fusiformis, for example), which cause tissue to swell...
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  • soil saprophytes. A number of Clostridium species are pathogenic to humans. Members including C. botulinium, C. perfringens, and C. septicum are spore-forming...
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    carbon dioxide, which explains the dense white crumb.[2][8][9] The Clostridium perfringens found in these bacteria-risen breads are considered non-pathogenic...
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  • Chlamydia trachomatis, Escherichia coli, Mycoplasma hominis, Clostridium perfringens, Klebsiella and Proteus species, staphylococcal strains, and other...
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    are infected with both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens. It can also result from infections caused by group A streptococcus...
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    The genes encoding alpha-toxin (Clostridium perfringens), Bacillus cereus PLC (BC-PLC), and PLCs from Clostridium bifermentans and Listeria monocytogenes...
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  • practice, post-surgical complications involved anaerobic infection by Clostridium perfringens strains, which can cause gas gangrene in tissues, also giving rise...
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  • Citrobacter koseri Clostridium Clostridium botulinum Clostridium difficile Clostridium perfringens (previously called Clostridium welchii) Clostridium tetani Corynebacterium...
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  • PMC 4196224. PMID 25271283. Identification of Clostridium Species and DNA Fingerprinting of Clostridium perfringens by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism...
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    genes encoding non-toxic haemagglutinin (NTNH) and genes encoding Clostridium perfringens toxins (alpha, beta, epsilon and iota) has been demonstrated by...
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  • intestinal lining and a leakage of blood and proteins into the bowel. Clostridium perfringens has been found in large numbers in the intestines of many affected...
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    identify Clostridium perfringens using β-hemolytic streptococci. The CAMP factor produced by S. agalactiae and the alpha toxin produced by C. perfringens act...
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  • (unpasteurised—live yeast) ginger beer kefir sourdough starter Clostridium perfringens producing hydrogen found in salt-rising bread Chemical leavens...
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  • bacteria: Clostridium chauvoei Clostridium haemolyticum Clostridium novyi Clostridium perfringens Clostridium septicum Clostridium sordellii Clostridium tetani...
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