Clostridium: Difference between revisions

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Genus of anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli
Includes:
- Clostridium tetani, which causes tetanus
- Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism
- Clostridium perfringens, which causes traumatic clostridial myonecrosis
- Clostridium sordellii, associated with septic abortion
- Clostridium septicum, associated with gastrointestinal malignancy and neutropenia
- Clostridium novyi
- Clostridium histolyticum
Previously included Clostridioides difficile, which causes severe antibiotic-associated diarrhea

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-* Genus of anaerobic [[Has Gram stain::Gram-positive]] [[Has shape::bacillus|bacilli]]
+* Genus of [[Cellular respiration::anaerobic]] [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular shape::bacillus|bacilli]]
 * Includes:
 ** ''[[Clostridium tetani]]'', which causes tetanus
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 ** ''[[Clostridium histolyticum]]''
 * Previously included ''[[Clostridioides difficile]]'', which causes severe antibiotic-associated diarrhea
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Clostridium'' species}}
+[[Category:Infectious diseases]]
+[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]