Problem
Clostridial infections
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Background:
Clostridia are anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacilli that exist widely in nature, being found in dust, soil, vegetation, and the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. Though nearly 100 Clostridium spp have been identified, only 25 to 30 are recognized as relatively commonly inducing disease in humans or animals. The pathogenic species, in the vegetative form, produce various tissue-destructive and neural exotoxins that have been biochemically and serologically delineated.
Broader Problems:
Bacterial diseaseInfectious diseases in animalsDiseases of nervous system in animalsBacterial food poisoning Narrower Problems:
BraxyTetanusBlacklegBotulismBig head disease in animalsMalignant oedema in animalsInfectious necrotic hepatitisType D enterotoxaemia of sheepBacillary haemoglobinuria in animalsClostridium perfringens type C enteritis in swine Values:
Infection Subject(s):
Biosciences → BacteriologyMedicine → Pathology
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
15.08.2019 – 11:20 CEST