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**Myocardial and diaphragmatic lesions can cause sudden death
 
**Myocardial and diaphragmatic lesions can cause sudden death
 
**Fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis
 
**Fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis
*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]
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*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]
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**Disease occurs during winter
 
**Disease occurs during winter
 
**Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
 
**Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
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*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
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**Dark discoloration of skin caused by subcutaneous venous congestion
 
**Dark discoloration of skin caused by subcutaneous venous congestion
 
**Fluorescent antibody test diagnostic
 
**Fluorescent antibody test diagnostic
* Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]].
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* Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]].
 
*May be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]]
 
*May be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]]
 
*Causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax; necrotising lethal alpha toxin
 
*Causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax; necrotising lethal alpha toxin
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===''Clostridium perfringens'' type A===
 
===''Clostridium perfringens'' type A===
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*[[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
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*[[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
 
**Extensive bacterial invasion of damaged muscle
 
**Extensive bacterial invasion of damaged muscle
 
**Gas production causing subcutaneous crepitus
 
**Gas production causing subcutaneous crepitus
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===Clostridium sordelli===
 
===Clostridium sordelli===
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*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]] and abomasitis (lambs)
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*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]] and abomasitis (lambs)