| Descriptor English: | Clostridium perfringens | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Clostridium perfringens                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Clostridium perfringens | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Clostridium perfringens | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Clostridium welchii | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B03.300.390.400.200.575 B03.353.625.375.500.575 B03.510.415.400.200.575  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003016 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins. | 
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| Annotation: | infection = GAS GANGRENE if in text; otherwise coord IM with CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS (IM) | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CH                                                            chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| DeCS ID: | 3042 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003016 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QW 127.5.C5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 | 
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| Scope note | The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins. | 
| Preferred term | Clostridium perfringens | 
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                                                                                            Clostridium welchii                                                 | 
                                
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