Clostridium species
Written by Dr. T. M. Wassenaar Tuesday, 23 December 2008 15:22
Collection sites, home-pages
- Clostridial Enteric Disease Centre (Uni Arizona): links on genotyping
- Clostridium toxin research group (Birkbeck Toxin strucutre group homepage UK)
- Collection site on Clostridium infections (Cliniweb International)
- Links on C. perfringens (Uni Kentucky)
Fact sheets, consumer guides, general information
- fact sheet on all clinically relevant species of Clostridium (Center for Environm. Health and Safety)
- Information on different species of Clostridium
- overview of Clostridium species (Bio303 by J Palmer)
Clostridium difficile
- C. difficile diarrhea after antibiotic treatment (Merck)
- C. difficile fact sheet (HealthLink)
Clostridium perfringens, gas gangrene:
- C perfringens in the Bad Bug Book (U.S. FDA)
- Clostridium contamination in a batch of heroin has caused deaths in UK CNN
- C. perfringens fact sheet (NebFacts of Uni Nebraska-Lincoln)
- C. perfringens fact sheet (Iowa State Uni)
- C. perfringens fact sheet (Ohio State Uni)
- C. perfringens page at U.S. National Lifestock and Meat Board
- fact sheet on C. perfringens by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Clostridium botulinum, botulism:
- C. botulinum in the Bad Bug Book (U.S. FDA)
- Botulism (CDC)
- fact sheet on botulism (Iowa State Uni)
- food safety facts by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- C. botulinum at NebFacts (Uni Nebraska-Lincoln)
- The risk of home-canned food: a true story (brought by Uni Florida)
- Infant botulism (Vanderbilt Uni Nashville)
Clostridium tetani:
- Clostridium tetani at a glance Historique.net
- Tetanis--self care article Catholic Healthcare West
- Tetanus - Clostridium tetani K. Kiefer
Lectures
- Clostridia in Microbook (Wells & Wilkins)
- Lecture on Clostridia K. Tudor Uni Wisconsin-Madison
- Lecture and references on toxin production and virulence in C. perfringens (H.P.Blaschek)
- lecture on Clostridium Botulinum (P.M.Muriana)
- Lecture on hyperbaric treatment of Gas gangrene (American College of hyperbaric medicine)
- Lecture on botulism at Neuromuscular
- Lecture on C. botulinum (by P.M. Muriana)
- Lecture on C. perfringens (by S McGinley)
Scientific papers
- C.perfringens infection sin Alpacas (by RP Ellis)
- C. difficile-associated diarrhea (by JM Conly)
Scientific links
- C.botulinum classification (Sciencenet)
- C. difficile genome sequence project (Sanger)
- C. botulinum genome sequence project (Sanger)
- C. perfringens health hazard and material data safety sheet; C. difficile health hazard and material data safety sheet; C. botulinum health hazard and material data safety sheet(Health Canada)
- All scientific names and synonyms for the genus Clostridium (JP Euzeby)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 01:00