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| ''Clostridium novyi'' is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class ''clostridia''. | | ''Clostridium novyi'' is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class ''clostridia''. |
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− | *[[Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis|Infectious necrotic hepatitis/black disease]]:
| + | It is responsible for[[Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis|Infectious necrotic hepatitis/black disease]], which is an acute disease of sheep, and cattle. Hepatic necrosis is caused by exotoxins of ''C. novyi'' type B in liver damaged by ''Fasciola hepatica'' |
− | **Acute disease of sheep, occasionally cattle
| + | It causes dark discoloration of skin caused by subcutaneous venous congestion, and causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]. |
− | **Hepatic necrosis caused by exotoxins of ''C. novyi'' type B in liver damaged by ''Fasciola hepatica''
| + | It may be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]] and causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax; necrotising lethal alpha toxin |
− | **Rapid death
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− | **Dark discoloration of skin caused by subcutaneous venous congestion
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− | **Fluorescent antibody test diagnostic
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− | * Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]].
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− | *May be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]]
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− | *Causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax; necrotising lethal alpha toxin
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| [[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle]] | | [[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle]] |
| [[Category:To_Do_-_Max]] | | [[Category:To_Do_-_Max]] |