• The species of the genus Clostridium most commonly involved in food-borne illness are Clostridium perfringens and C. botulinum. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Their scientific name is genus followed by species (for example, Clostridium botulinum ). (merckmanuals.com)
  • Botulinum toxins (BoNTs) are produced by several anaerobic species of the genus Clostridium and, although they were originally considered lethal toxins, today they find their usefulness in the treatment of a wide range of pathologies in various medical specialties. (researchgate.net)
  • Botulinum neurotoxin has been identified in seven different isoforms (BoNT-A, BoNT-B, BoNT-C, BoNT-D, BoNT-E, BoNT-F, and BoNT-G). Neurotoxigenic Clostridia can produce more than 40 different BoNT subtypes and, recently, a new BoNT serotype (BoNT-X) has been reported in some studies. (researchgate.net)
  • Botulinum toxin , or botulinum neurotoxin (commonly called botox ), is a highly potent neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trivalent botulinum antitoxin (for Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and E) and bivalent botulinum antitoxin (for types A and B) is available from CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Botulism is a neuroparalytic illness resulting from the action of a potent toxin produced by the organism Clostridium botulinum . (cdc.gov)
  • C. botulinum is a group of culturally distinct organisms that are alike only in that they are clostridia and produce antigenically distinct neurotoxins with a similar pharmacologic action. (cdc.gov)
  • There are now headings for 20 species of Clostridium (previously 4) and for 7 specific subtypes of Clostridium botulinum. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clostridium perfringens ( Veillon & Zuber , 1898) Hauduroy et al. (wikimedia.org)
  • Clostridium perfringens - Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). (wikimedia.org)
  • It was renamed to Bacillus perfringens after its toxin activity then changed to Clositridum perfringens when the Bacillus genus was renamed. (giantmicrobes.com)
  • The gleam in my eyes caused the house to be lit, The moment he gave me a gram-staining kit, Clostridium tetani, perfringens and sporogenes, Salmonella typhi and Streptococcus pyogenes! (bio.net)
  • Bacterial spores, or endospores, are dormant structures primarily from Bacillus and Clostridium genera that are highly resistant to many environmental extremes. (nasa.gov)
  • Besides the consistent reduction of Bacteroidetes and the balanced Protebacteria, the response of other dominated gut microbiota in the fish and mice to TF was taxonomically opposite at the phylum level, and those further found at the genus level. (deepdyve.com)
  • Order Eubacteriales Family Clostridiaceae Genus Asaccharospora: Clostridium irregulare, reassigned in 2014. (wikipedia.org)
  • Of the many different species of the genus Naegleria , Naegleria fowleri is, fortunately, the only one that poses a threat to humans. (listverse.com)
  • Few highly abundant bacterial genera were identified as key taxa with a high contribution to differences among baleen and toothed whales microbiomes. (springer.com)
  • The above differential taxa, such as H. Pylori, an unclassified species in the genera Sphingomonas, Haemophilus, Phyllobacterium, and Campylobacter, also participated in both co-occurrence networks but played quite different roles. (bvsalud.org)
  • Genus Anaerotignum: Clostridium lactatifermentans, C. neopropionicum and C. propionicum, reassigned in 2017 Genus Blautia: Clostridium coccoides, reassigned in 2008. (wikipedia.org)
  • Butyrate-producing genera, including Clostridium and Blautia , were significantly more abundant in antibiotic-naïve neonates at 3 weeks postnatal age. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Vancomycin-resistant Clostridium innocuum was recently identified as an etiologic agent for antibiotic-associated diarrhea in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • It was challenging to distinguish C. innocuum from other Clostridium species (especially C. ramosum and C. clostridioforme , together called the RIC group) because of their similar phenotypes of atypical clostridial colonial morphology, rare spore-forming features, and fatty acid pattern ( 3 - 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The reduction of Ruminococcus_torques_group and Clostridium_innocuum_group at the genus level potentially mediated the beneficial effects of abdominal massage on alleviating diarrhea. (figshare.com)
  • Order Erysipelotrichia Family Coprobacillaceae Genus Thomasclavelia: Clostridium cocleatum, C. ramosum, C. saccharogumia and C. spiroforme, reassigned in 2023. (wikipedia.org)
  • Genus Anaeromicropila: Clostridium populeti, reassigned in 2023. (wikipedia.org)
  • Clostridium species are obligate anaerobic, endospore-forming bacilli that usually colonize in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans. (cdc.gov)
  • It is also produced by the Clostridium strains C. baratii, C. butyricum and C. argentinense. (bund.de)
  • So this review summarized the reports about both the benefits and underlying risks from Clostridium species on intestinal immune regulation and disease prevention to elucidate the potentials and challenges of their novel roles as probiotic. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Clostridium helps strengthen the intestinal barrier , which protects our immune system. (businessrockstars.com)
  • The age-old "tetanus" shots, which we all receive, are to prevent a nasty disease caused by Clostridium tetanus. (bydewey.com)
  • Lachnospiraceae_[G-9] is a provisionally named genus constructed to provide a stably named reference for a currently unnamed taxon represented by a set of 16S rRNA clones. (homd.org)
  • Cryptosporidium , or "Crypto," is a genus of microscopic parasite that calls human and animal intestines home. (listverse.com)
  • Clostridia occur commonly in soil, dust, the aquatic environment and in the intestines of animals, and can consequently be present in a wide range of foods. (foodnavigator.com)
  • As of October 2022, there are 164 validly published species in Clostridium, as well as 38 species described but not validly published. (wikipedia.org)
  • Malaria caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium is the most prevalent infectious disease in tropical and subtropical regions. (nature.com)
  • These characteristics are common of the genus Corynebacterium . (ukessays.com)
  • Another example is when a microorganism genus and/or species are modified based on new knowledge or new sequence information (e.g. (loinc.org)
  • Family Lachnospiraceae Genus Anaerocolumna: Clostridium aminovalericum, C. jejuense and C. xylanovorans, reassigned in 2016. (wikipedia.org)
  • Family Peptostreptococcaceae Genus Acetoanaerobium: Clostridium sticklandii, reassigned in 2016. (wikipedia.org)
  • Family Syntrophomonadaceae Genus Syntrophospora: Clostridium bryantii, reassigned in 1990. (wikipedia.org)
  • Order Fusobacteriales Family Fusobacteriaceae Genus Fusobacterium: Clostridium rectum, merged into Fusobacterium mortiferum in 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • Order Halanaerobiales Family Halobacteroidaceae Genus Sporohalobacter: Clostridium lortetii, reassigned in 1984. (wikipedia.org)
  • Order Selenomonadales Family Sporomusaceae Genus Dendrosporobacter: Clostridium quercicolum, reassigned in 2000. (wikipedia.org)
  • Order Thermoanaerobacterales Family Thermoanaerobacteraceae Genus Moorella: Clostridium thermaceticum and C. thermautotrophicum, reassigned in 1994. (wikipedia.org)
  • Order Tissierellales Family Gottschalkiaceae Genus Gottschalkia: Clostridium acidurici and C. purinilyticum, first proposed in 2013 together with Clostridium angusta, reassigned in 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • Family Tissierellaceae Genus Schnuerera: Clostridium ultunense, reassigned in 2020. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unassigned to family Genus Sedimentibacter: C. hydroxybenzoicum, reassigned in 2002. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, significant differences were detected at the family and genus levels. (springer.com)
  • Additionally, marked differences in the relative abundances of the 22 detected genera were observed between the three sampling stages: The dominant genera were Rubellimicrobium and Paracoccus prior to the arrival of the dust but became Deinococcus and Chroococcidiopsis during the invasion and then Clostridium and Deinococcus afterward. (aaqr.org)
  • The composition of bacterial species in the gut, shown here at the genus level, reorients in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. (alzforum.org)
  • Through a series of 35 total physiological, biochemical, and morphological tests the isolate was able to be presumptively identified to the genus level. (ukessays.com)
  • The goal of the experiment was to identify the EI through various tests to at least the genus level. (ukessays.com)
  • Given this, this review summarized the researches involved in benefits and potential risks of Clostridium species to our health, in order to develop Clostridium species as novel probiotics for human health and animal production. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the cases of Carnivora and Birds, there are now specific headings for many of the genera and species, with their scientific names. (bvsalud.org)