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Inflictions: clostridial myonecrosis, gas gangrene, enteritis signs of domestic animals; severe entiritis, dysentery, toxemia, high mortality in calbes, pigs, foal, and lambs (lamb dysentery); gas gangrene in humans
Endogenous to soil or intestine
5 "toxin types"
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Term
Clostridium haemolyticum
(C. novi type D) |
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Infliction: redwater disease in ruminants
Introduced as spores from contaminated soil or carcasses |
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Definition
Inflictions: nongaseous, nonhemorrhagic, edematous swelling of head, face, and neck of young rams; black disease in sheep and cattle (death due to necrotic hepatitis)
Introduced |
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Definition
Inflictions: diarrhea in neonatal swine, mesocolonic edema; antibiotic therapy related diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis in humans; works in concert with C. perfringens as enterocolitis in horses
Introduced via contaminated soil for animals and nosocomial (from hospitals) in humans |
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