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