Clostridium perfringens/difficile

Question 1

What Clostridium species produces alpha-toxin, and what disease does it cause?

Answer 1

C. perfringens –> gas gangrene

Question 2

What Clostridium species produces enterotoxin, and what disease does it cause?

Answer 2

C. perfringens–> food-borne diarrhea

Question 3

What Clostridium species produces toxin A and B, and what disease does it cause?

Answer 3

C. difficile –> inflammatory enterocolitis