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*[[Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis|Infectious necrotic hepatitis/black disease]]:
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==Introduction==
**Acute disease of sheep, occasionally cattle
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''Clostridium novyi'' is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class [[:Category:Clostridium species|''Clostridia'']].
**Hepatic necrosis caused by exotoxins of ''C. novyi'' type B in liver damaged by ''Fasciola hepatica''
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**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]]
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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]]''.
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It causes dark discoloration of skin due to subcutaneous venous congestion, and causes [[Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and myositis.
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It may be involved in cutaneous lesions and causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax. It produces a necrotising lethal alpha toxin.
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{{Learning
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=%28title%3A%28%22Clostridium+novyi%22%29%29 ''Clostridium novyi'' publications]
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[[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]
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