Clostridium chauvoei: Difference between revisions

From IDWiki
Clostridium chauvoei
(Created page with "* Gram-positive anaerobe * Causes blackleg in cattle and occasionally other small ruminants * 3 cases of infection in humans, where it can cause fatal necrotizing enterocolitis")
 
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Clostridium chauvoei''}}
* Gram-positive anaerobe
 
  +
* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Cellular respiration::anaerobic]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the genus [[Genus::Clostridium]]
 
* Causes blackleg in cattle and occasionally other small ruminants
 
* Causes blackleg in cattle and occasionally other small ruminants
 
* 3 cases of infection in humans, where it can cause fatal necrotizing enterocolitis
 
* 3 cases of infection in humans, where it can cause fatal necrotizing enterocolitis
  +
[[Category:Anaerobes]]
 
[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 1 October 2023

  • Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus within the genus Clostridium
  • Causes blackleg in cattle and occasionally other small ruminants
  • 3 cases of infection in humans, where it can cause fatal necrotizing enterocolitis