the following information is not yet verified Gram positive, straight rods, 0.3-1.4 x 1.3-16.0 µm, occur singly Size â The size of Clostridium perfringens is about 4â 6 µm × 1 µm (micrometer). (labionix.kz)
Shape â Clostridium perfringens is a large, rod shape (bacillus) bacterium with straight, parallel sides and rounded or truncated ends. (labionix.kz)
Clostridium perfringens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clostridium perfringens" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (ucdenver.edu)
Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium perfringens" by people in Profiles. (ucdenver.edu)
Immunization with recombinant bivalent chimera r-Cpae confers protection against alpha toxin and enterotoxin of Clostridium perfringens type A in murine model. (ucdenver.edu)
Heterologous protection against alpha toxins of Clostridium perfringens and Staphylococcus aureus induced by binding domain recombinant chimeric protein. (ucdenver.edu)
In silico, in vitro and in vivo analysis of binding affinity between N and C-domains of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin. (ucdenver.edu)
Taguchi optimization of duplex PCR for simultaneous identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium perfringens alpha toxins. (ucdenver.edu)
This organism, originally known as Bacillus aerogenes capsulatus, was later renamed Bacillus perfringens, and then Clostridium welchii . (medscape.com)
But it should be noted that there is still safety concern about the exotoxin secretion of some Clostridium species, like alpha-toxin and enterotoxin from Clostridium perfringens ( C. perfringens ), toxin A and toxin B from Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) [ 10 , 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Genus43
Bacterial species of the genus Clostridium are anaerobic or aerotolerant, gram-positive, endospore-forming bacilli found in the soil and gut of humans and other animals. (cdc.gov)
Order Erysipelotrichia Family Coprobacillaceae Genus Thomasclavelia: Clostridium cocleatum, C. ramosum, C. saccharogumia and C. spiroforme, reassigned in 2023. (wikipedia.org)
Order Eubacteriales Family Clostridiaceae Genus Asaccharospora: Clostridium irregulare, reassigned in 2014. (wikipedia.org)
Genus Anaerotignum: Clostridium lactatifermentans, C. neopropionicum and C. propionicum, reassigned in 2017 Genus Blautia: Clostridium coccoides, reassigned in 2008. (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)
Genus Thermoanaerobacter: Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum and C. thermosulfurigenes, reassigned in 1993 and Clostridium thermocopriae and C. thermosaccharolyticum, 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)
Clostridium tertium , a non-exotoxin-producing, aerotolerant species, is an uncommon human pathogen. (cdc.gov)
As of October 2022, there are 164 validly published species in Clostridium, as well as 38 species described but not validly published. (wikipedia.org)
Dorn-In S, Schwaiger K, Springer C, Barta L, Ulrich S, Gareis M. Development of a multiplex qPCR for the species identification of Clostridium estertheticum , C. frigoriphilum , C. bowmanii and C. tagluense -like from blown pack spoilage (BPS) meats and from wild boars. (dsmz.de)
Clostridia are obligate anaerobes, but some species are relatively aerotolerant. (medscape.com)
A recent clinical series on gas gangrene demonstrated a predominance (83.3%) of aerobic gram-negative bacilli in wound cultures compared with anaerobic gram-positive bacilli, with Clostridium species accounting for 4.5% of the isolates. (medscape.com)
Clostridium species, as a predominant cluster of commensal bacteria in our gut, exert lots of salutary effects on our intestinal homeostasis. (biomedcentral.com)
Up to now, Clostridium species have been reported to attenuate inflammation and allergic diseases effectively owing to their distinctive biological activities. (biomedcentral.com)
In turn, our diets and physical state of body can shape unique pattern of Clostridium species in gut. (biomedcentral.com)
In view of their salutary performances, Clostridium species have a huge potential as probiotics. (biomedcentral.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)
Species of Clostridium cluster XIVa and IV, as the representatives of the predominant bacteria in gut, account for 10-40% of the total bacteria [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
It was reported that species of Clostridium clusters XIVa and IV were essential for normalization of germfree mice [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Furthermore, Clostridium species are potent candidates to alleviate dysfunctions and disorders in intestine. (biomedcentral.com)
Meanwhile, the efficiency of Clostridium species must be considered when applied to animal production and diseases treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
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)
But with the further in-depth studies of Clostridium species, the heterogeneities among them become more and more noteworthy. (biomedcentral.com)
In the intestine of human and animals, Clostridium species, as one of the richest bacterial cluster, are mainly composed of Clostridium cluster IV and XIVa (Fig. 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
C. tertium as the sole pathogen causing necrotizing fasciitis and gangrene has not been reported. (cdc.gov)
We report the first two cases of necrotizing fasciitis and gangrene caused by C. tertium . (cdc.gov)
Gas gangrene and clostridial myonecrosis are interchangeable terms used to describe an infection of muscle tissue by toxin-producing clostridia. (medscape.com)
Anaerobic2
Clostridium sporogenes is an anaerobic, gram-positive bacillus that comprises a part of the normal intestinal flora. (labionix.kz)
Like other strains of Clostridium, it is an anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that produces oval, subterminal endospores[2] and is commonly found in soil. (labionix.kz)
Septicum1
C. septicum , C. tertium ) can grow-but not sporulate-in air. (unboundmedicine.com)
Sporogenes5
Clostridium sporogenes produce metabolic which are used as source energy for the patient. (labionix.kz)
C. sporogenes is very similar to Clostridium botulinum, which you might have heard of on the T.V. Do humans even contract it? (labionix.kz)
The highly proteolytic nature of Clostridium sporogenes is thought possibly to act as an adjuvant and promote invasiveness of other bacteria in various mixed infections of animals and humans a generalized lethal disease, possibly egg-borne, in newly hatched chicks has been attributed to C. sporogenes. (labionix.kz)
The authors state that clostridium sporogenes are spore forming and gram forming to produce carboxylic acids which are necessary during the reaction in cancer therapy. (labionix.kz)
Miller and colleagues, in a recent review of 32 cases, highlighted the role of neutropenia, intestinal mucosal injury, and exposure to β-lactam antibiotics predisposing to C. tertium bacteremia ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
Humans2
Clostridia have been isolated from the mucous membranes of humans, including the GI tract and the female genital tract. (medscape.com)
In humans, clostridia reside in the GI and female genital tracts and on the oral mucosa. (unboundmedicine.com)
Human1
First isolated by Henry from war wounds in 1917 ( 1 ), C. tertium was recognized as a human pathogen when cases of bacteremia were reported in 1963 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Spring S, Merkhoffer B, Weiss N, Kroppenstedt RM, Hippe H, Stackebrandt E. Characterization of novel psychrophilic clostridia from an Antarctic microbial mat: description of Clostridium frigoris sp. (dsmz.de)
Pathogen1
First isolated by Henry from war wounds in 1917 ( 1 ), C. tertium was recognized as a human pathogen when cases of bacteremia were reported in 1963 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Isolates1
Both isolates of C. tertium were susceptible in vitro to penicillin, ampicillin, vancomycin, and metronidazole. (cdc.gov)
Antibiotics1
Miller and colleagues, in a recent review of 32 cases, highlighted the role of neutropenia, intestinal mucosal injury, and exposure to β-lactam antibiotics predisposing to C. tertium bacteremia ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)