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Clostridium

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Definition: A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection   
Examples Clostridium acetobutylicum; Clostridium beijerinckii; Clostridium bifermentans; Clostridium botulinum; Clostridium butyricum; Clostridium cellulolyticum; Clostridium cellulovorans; Clostridium chauvoei; Clostridium difficile; Clostridium histolyticum; Clostridium kluyveri; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium septicum; Clostridium sordellii; Clostridium sticklandii; Clostridium symbiosum; Clostridium tertium; Clostridium tetani; Clostridium tetanomorphum; Clostridium thermocellum; Clostridium tyrobutyricum
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
AAD protein, Clostridium acetobutylicum  EC 1.-   *Alcohol Oxidoreductases *Aldehyde Oxidoreductases *Bacterial Proteins *Multienzyme Complexes Clostridium. J Bacteriol 1994 Feb;176(3):871-85
Clostridium barati F toxin  0   *Bacterial Proteins Clostridium Neurotoxins. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1993 Apr 1;108(2):175-82
cellulose binding protein A, Clostridium cellulovorans  147258-12-6   *Bacterial Proteins *Carrier Proteins Cellulose Clostridium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992 Apr 15;89(8):3483-7
toxin L, Clostridium sordellii  0   *Bacterial Toxins Clostridium. Eur J Cell Biol 1991 Oct;56(1):68-78
hemorrhagic toxin HT, Clostridium sordellii  0   *Bacterial Toxins Clostridium. J Med Microbiol 1992;36(1):30
lethal toxin LT, Clostridium sordellii  0   *Bacterial Toxins Clostridium Glucosyltransferases. J Med Microbiol 1992;36(1):30
iota toxin, Clostridium spiroforme  0   *Bacterial Toxins *ADP Ribose Transferases Clostridium Enterotoxins. Vet Microbiol 1987;15(1-2):115
selenoprotein A  0   *Bacterial Proteins *Selenoproteins Clostridium Selenium. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1988;85(2):368
bactobilin  86829-00-7 21H-Biline-2,8,12,17-tetrapropanoic acid, 3,7,13,18-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-1,19,23,24-tetrahydro-1,19-dioxo  *Porphyrins Clostridium Pigments, Biological. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1983;80(13):3943

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