Original Paper | 28-December-2016
The objective of the study was to perform a comparative analysis of phenotypic and genetic similarity, determination of resistance profiles, detection of toxin-encoding genes and molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens isolates originating from patients with gas gangrene. The study encompassed three patients with a clinical and microbiological diagnosis of gas gangrene who were hospitalized in one of the hospitals of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie province in the same period of time between 8th
Monika Brzychczy-Włoch,
Dorota Ochońska,
Anna Piotrowska,
Małgorzata Bulanda
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 65 , ISSUE 4, 399–406
original-paper | 03-September-2019
Introduction
Clostridium perfringens, a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacillus, is a bacterium commonly found in nature. Its presence can be confirmed in both the external environment (water, soil, and sewage) as well as in the digestive tract of humans and animals, where it is part of the microbiome. The important carriers of this microbe are the elderly and people engaged in the processing and distribution of food. Nonetheless, its ability to produce numerous toxins and enzymes as well as to form
DOMINIKA SALAMON,
DOROTA OCHOŃSKA,
ILONA WOJAK,
EWA MIKOŁAJCZYK,
MAŁGORZATA BULANDA,
MONIKA BRZYCHCZY-WŁOCH
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 68 , ISSUE 3, 323–329