Clostridium septicum

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Clostridium septicum
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Clostridium
Species: C. septicum
Binomial name
Clostridium septicum

Clostridium septicum can cause myonecrosis through the release of exotoxins such as the alpha toxin, lethal toxin, and hemolytic toxin [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ *Mahon, Connie R., Manuselis, George. (2000). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 2nd edition. Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-7917-X.