First Comparative Analysis of Clostridium septicum Genomes Provides Insights Into the Taxonomy, Species Genetic Diversity, and Virulence Related to Gas Gangrene

First Comparative Analysis of Clostridium septicum Genomes Provides Insights Into the Taxonomy, Species Genetic Diversity, and Virulence Related to Gas Gangrene

Clostridium septicum is a Gram-positive, toxin-producing, and spore-forming bacterium that is recognized, together with C. perfringens, as the most important etiologic agent of progressive gas gangrene. Clostridium septicum infections are almost always fatal in humans and animals. Despite its clinic...

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Main Authors: Prasad Thomas, Mostafa Y. Abdel-Glil, Anbazhagan Subbaiyan, Anne Busch, Inga Eichhorn, Lothar H. Wieler, Heinrich Neubauer, Mathias Pletz, Christian Seyboldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Clostridium septicum
comparative analysis
genome
gas gangrene
DSM 7534T
virulence factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.771945/full

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