Vmb: Clostridium Flashcards
Clostridium is a gram _
Gram positive
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Clostridium is largely aerobic and a spore forming organism t/f
False.. It’s anaerobic
Clostridium are motile rods except
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium are nonencapsulated except
Clostridium perfringens in infected tissues
Clostridium species sporulate in artificial media except
Except Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium ramosun
Which Clostridium is in the normal flora of warm blooded animals
Clostridium Perfringens
Clostridium can cause ___ disease or diarrhea
Enteric
List 4 major toxin produced by clostridium perfringens
Alpha toxin, beta toxin , lota toxin, epsilon toxin
Type A is associated with
Necrotic arthritis in fowl, enterotoxemia in cattle and lamb, equine colitis horses, myonecrosis and food poisoning in man,, canine hemorrhagic gastro enteritis
Type B causes _ disease
Lamb dysentery
Type C manifests as acute enterotoxemia which is referred to as
Struck in sheep
Type D is responsible for what disease
D for pulpy Kidney disease
Clostridium tetani results in ___, ____ and death
Lock Jaw, spasm of the limb and trunk, death
What Clostridium is responsible for Braxy ovine abomasitis
Clostridium septicum
Clostridium Chauvoei
Causes black quarter or black leg
