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| + | *Organisms present in the soil, alimentary tract and faeces | ||
| + | *Endospores may be present in liver and may be reactivated to cause disease | ||
| + | *Neurotoxic clostridia, ''Clostridium tetani'' and ''Clostridium botulinum'' affect neuromuscular function but cause no tissue damage | ||
| + | *Histotoxic clostridia cause localised lesions in tissues and may cause toxaemia | ||
| + | *''C. perfringens'' cause inflammatory lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and enterotoxaemias in sheep | ||
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Revision as of 14:12, 5 July 2010
Clostridium species
- Organisms present in the soil, alimentary tract and faeces
- Endospores may be present in liver and may be reactivated to cause disease
- Neurotoxic clostridia, Clostridium tetani and Clostridium botulinum affect neuromuscular function but cause no tissue damage
- Histotoxic clostridia cause localised lesions in tissues and may cause toxaemia
- C. perfringens cause inflammatory lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and enterotoxaemias in sheep
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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Pages in category "Clostridium species"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.