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===Clostridium chauvei===
===Histotoxic infections===
* 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
===''Clostridium chauvei''===
*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]]
===Clostridium novyi===
===Clostridium novyi===