VMC 311: Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2+1)

HABITAT

• Based on toxin production Clostridium perfringens organisms are classified into 5 types (A to E).
• Clostridium perfringens Type A occurs in the intestinal tract of human and animals and in most soils.
• Type B to E are more adapted to survival in the intestines but in outbreaks of disease they survive long enough in soil to infect other animals