| Clostridium perfringens
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| Photomicrograph of Clostridium perfringens
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C. perfringens
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Clostridium perfringens
Veillon & Zuber 1898
Hauduroy et al. 1937
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Clostridium perfringens is a gram-positive bacterium of the genus Clostridium. C. perfringens is ubiquitous in nature and can be found as a normal component of decaying vegetation, marine sediment, the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates, insects, and soil. C. perfringens is a human pathogen sometimes, and other times it can be ingested and not cause any harm.
