Tags: Bacteria.

Clostridium septicum is a gram positive spore forming obligate anaerobic bacterium.Clostridium septicum can cause gas gangrene but unlike other Clostridium species like Clostridium perfringens no trauma is necessary at the site of the infection. It is thought that the infection is established by hematogenous spread from the gastrointestinal tract.

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