Clostridium welchii

clostridium perfringens

Clostridium perfringens

Previous name of Clostridium prefringens, an anaerobic, spore forming, gram positive bacilli. It causes many conditions such as gas gangrene, food poisoning, gangrenous appendicitis and necrotising enteritis.

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Clostridium perfringens

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