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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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