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Clostridium perfringens
Synonym(s): C. perfringens, Clostridium welchii
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Family: Clostridiacea.
- Genus: Clostridium.
- Species: perfringens.
Etymology
- Clostridium: Gk: kloster - spindle.
- Latin: Perfringens - breaking through.
Significance
- C. perfringens type A: causes gas gangrene, in humans and dogs.
- Type A also causes enteritis in foals, alpacas and poultry.
- C. perfringens types B-E: causes enterotoxemias in sheep, cattle, horses, chickens.
- Species is more widely spread in nature than any other pathogenic organism. Found as part of the microflora of both soil and intestinal tracts of man and animals.
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Clinical Effects
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Diagnosis
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Weese J S, Staempfli H R, Prescott J F et al (2001) The roles of Clostridium difficile and enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in diarrhea in dogs. J Vet Intern Med 15 (4), 374-378 PubMed.
- Daube G, Simon P, Limbourg B et al (1996) Hybridization of 2,659 Clostridium perfringens isolates with gene probes for seven toxins (alpha, beta, epsilon, iota, theta, mu, and enterotoxin) and for sialidase. Am J Vet Res 57 (4), 496-501 PubMed.
- Turk J, Fales W, Miller M et al (1992) Enteric Clostridium perfringens infection associated with parvoviral enteritis in dogs: 74 cases (1987-1990). JAVMA 200 (7), 991-994 PubMed.
- Kruth S A, Prescott J F, Welch M K et al (1989) Nosocomial diarrhea associated with enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens infection in dogs. JAVMA 195 (3), 331-334 PubMed.