Gas gangrene
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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy [1]
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The most common causative agent of gas gangrene, Clostridium perfringens. From: foodsafety.asn.au [2]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria
| Phylum = Firmicutes
| Class = Clostridia
| Order = Clostridiales
| Family = Clostridiaceae
| Genus = Clostridium