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Clostridial infections: diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Brightman Christopher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.820
Subject(s) - clostridia , clostridium botulinum , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridiaceae , flora (microbiology) , clostridium , clostridiales , biology , human disease , disease , medicine , bacteria , pathology , toxin , genetics
Clostridia are found in the environment and some are part of the normal flora of the human gut. Some of these organisms cause disease in humans, including Clostridium botulinum , which produces the most toxic substance known.