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− | ===Clostridium chauvei=== | + | ===Histotoxic infections=== |
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− | * Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]. | + | *Exotoxins cause local tissue necrosis and systemic effects which can be fatal |
− | * Infects muscles giving black leg [[Muscles - inflammatory#Black leg|myositis]] | + | *''C. chauvei'' and ''C. septicum'' present in muscle as latent spores which can germinate to cause infection |
| + | *''C. novyi'' type B and ''C. haemolyticum'' have latent spores in the liver |
| + | *When inoculated into wounds, cause malignant oedema and gas gangrene |
| + | *Endospores persist in the soil |
| + | *Most ingested spores excreted in faeces, but some become dormant in tissues |
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| + | ===''Clostridium chauvei''=== |
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| + | *Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']] |
| + | *Infects muscles causing[[Muscles - inflammatory#Black leg|black leg]] |
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| ===Clostridium novyi=== | | ===Clostridium novyi=== |