Taber's Medical Dictionary
Clostridioides
(klos-trid′ē-oyd′ēz )
[L. Clostridium, a genus name, fr. Gr. klōstēr, spindle]
SEE: Clostridioides
Clostridium baratii
A species in which some strains produce a neurotoxin that causes botulism.
SEE: botulism
Clostridium botulinum
The species that causes most cases of botulism. Under anaerobic conditions, C. botulinum produces a neurotoxin that causes paralysis by blocking the release of acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions. The species comprises four distinct groups (labeled I through IV) initially grouped together by their ability to produce botulinum toxin (botulin).
SEE: botulism
Clostridium butyricum
A species in which some strains produce a neurotoxin that causes botulism.
SEE: botulism
Clostridium chauvoei
The species that causes blackleg or symptomatic anthrax in cattle.
Clostridium histolyticum
A species found in cases of gas gangrene.
SEE: gas gangrene
Clostridium novyi
A species found in many cases of gas gangrene.
SEE: gas gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
The species that is the most common cause of gas gangrene.
SYN: SEE: Clostridium welchii; SEE: gas bacillus
SEE: gas gangrene
Clostridium septicum
A species found in cases of gangrene in humans, cattle, hogs, and other domestic animals.
SEE: gangrene
Clostridium sordellii
A species that may cause anaerobic infections in bones, joints, soft tissues, the uterus, and elsewhere.
Clostridium sporogenes
A species frequently associated with other organisms in mixed gangrenous infections.
SEE: gangrene
Clostridium tetani
The species that causes tetanus.
SEE: tetanus
