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Clostridium, Clostridia

  • Characteristics
  1. Anaerobic Spore-Forming Bacilli
  • Organisms
  1. Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
  2. Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
  3. Clostridium perfringens (Gas Gangrene, also most common cause of acute Food Poisoning in U.S.)
  4. Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
  5. Clostridium sordellii (Clostridial Toxic Shock Syndrome)