- Pathogen:
- Clostridium perfringens
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Cultures, ELISA test.
- Pathogen Information:
- Anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacilli; box-car shaped. Identified as Type A-E by the toxins they produce. Enteropathogenic clostridia.
- Epidemiology:
- Environmental (soil, water) organism. Also found in the digestive tract of animals.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Necrotic enteritis, Necrotizing enterocolitis, Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis, Sudden death, Enterotoxaemia.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.