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Clostridium is a
genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria.
Species of
Clostridium inhabit soils and the
intestinal tracts of animals,
including humans...
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Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or C-diff), also
known as
Clostridium difficile infection, is a
symptomatic infection due to the spore-forming...
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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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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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Clostridium tetani is a
common soil
bacterium and the
causative agent of tet****.
Vegetative cells of
Clostridium tetani are
usually rod-shaped and up...
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Clostridioides difficile (syn.
Clostridium difficile) is a
bacterium known for
causing serious diarrheal infections, and may also
cause colon cancer....
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Clostridium septi**** is a gram positive,
spore forming,
obligate anaerobic bacterium.
Clostridium septi**** can
cause gas gangrene, but
unlike other Clostridium...
- (commonly
called botox), is a
neurotoxic protein produced by the
bacterium Clostridium botulinum and
related species. It
prevents the
release of the neurotransmitter...
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illness caused by
botulinum toxin,
which is
produced by the
bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The
disease begins with weakness,
blurred vision, feeling...
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tissue gas in gangrene. This
deadly form of
gangrene usually is
caused by
Clostridium perfringens bacteria.
About 1,000
cases of gas
gangrene are reported...
