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| − | ''Clostridium novyi'' is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class '' | + | ==Introduction== |
| + | ''Clostridium novyi'' is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class [[:Category:Clostridium species|''Clostridia'']]. | ||
| − | + | 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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| − | [[Category:Histotoxic_Clostridia]][[Category:Cattle]] | + | 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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| + | |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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:11, 20 July 2012
Introduction
Clostridium novyi is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacteria of the class Clostridia.
It is responsible for 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.
It causes dark discoloration of skin due to subcutaneous venous congestion, and causes gas gangrene and myositis.
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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