1988•Japanese Journal of Medical Science and BiologyOpen access

CLOSTRIDIUM ABSONUM FROM GAS GANGRENE

Takayuki Masaki, Hozo Umehashi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Makoto Takano, Kiyotaka Yamakawa, Shinichi Nakamura

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A Clostridium perfringens-like strain was isolated from a case of gas gangrene. The morphological properties and the lecithinase reaction of the isolate were very similar to those of C. perfringens; however, the lecithinase reaction was only slightly suppressed by C. perfringens alpha-antitoxin serum and the organism was identified as Clostridium absonum from its biochemical properties.

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Key concepts: Lecithinase, Clostridium perfringens, Gas gangrene, Antitoxin, Microbiology, Clostridium, Clostridiaceae, Chemistry