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==Etiology/Bacteriology==  
==Etiology/Bacteriology==  
===Taxonomy===  
===Taxonomy===  
| Domain = [[Bacteria]]
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| Phylum = [[Firmicutes]]
| Domain = [[Bacteria]] <br>
| Class = [[Clostridia]]
| Phylum = [[Firmicutes]]<br>
| Order = [[Clostridiales]]
| Class = [[Clostridia]] <br>
| Family = [[Clostridiaceae]]
| Order = [[Clostridiales]] <br>
| Genus = [[Clostridium]]
| Family = [[Clostridiaceae]]<br>
| species = [[C. perfringens]]
| Genus = [[Clostridium]]<br>
| species = [[C. perfringens]]<br>


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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy [1]
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
| species = C. perfringens


Description

Pathogenesis

Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References