| Spores found in soil | |
| Causes gas gangrene | |
| Infections associated with wounds | |
| Obligate anaerobe | |
| Alpha-toxin = lecithinase causes myonecrosis, disrupts cell membranes | |
| Red cell hemolysis | |
| Gas gangrene | |
| Double zone of hemolysis | |
| Rx: IV Penicillin G | |
| Slow onset watery diarrhea from spore ingestion | |
commonly C. perfringens and flesh eating bacteria
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