Clostridium septicum Cimatsi is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote of the family Clostridiaceae.
Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobe mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 10:02:15 |
| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Clostridium |
| Species Clostridium septicum |
| Full scientific name Clostridium septicum (Macé 1889) Ford 1927 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| 34195 | Oxygen toleranceanaerobe |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34195 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | degradation | |
| 34195 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | degradation | |
| 34195 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | + | hydrolysis | |
| 34195 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 34195 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | respiration | |
| 34195 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | + | reduction | |
| 34195 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | + | degradation | |
| 34195 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | degradation |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 34195 | amylase | + | ||
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 34195 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 34195 | caseinase | - | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 34195 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 34195 | DNase | - | ||
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 34195 | gelatinase | + | ||
| 34195 | lecithinase | - | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 34195 | lipase | - | ||
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | + | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 34195 | oxidase | - | ||
| 34195 | protease | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 34195 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 34195 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| @ref | pathway | enzyme coverage | annotated reactions | external links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66794 | C4 and CAM-carbon fixation | 100 | 8 of 8 |   |
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| 66794 | L-lactaldehyde degradation | 100 | 3 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | palmitate biosynthesis | 100 | 22 of 22 | |
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| 66794 | gluconeogenesis | 100 | 8 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | methylglyoxal degradation | 100 | 5 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | ppGpp biosynthesis | 100 | 4 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | cis-vaccenate biosynthesis | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | adipate degradation | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate | 100 | 1 of 1 | |
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| 66794 | coenzyme A metabolism | 100 | 4 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | folate polyglutamylation | 100 | 1 of 1 | |
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| 66794 | CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis | 100 | 2 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis | 100 | 3 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | vitamin B1 metabolism | 92.31 | 12 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | starch degradation | 90 | 9 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | chorismate metabolism | 88.89 | 8 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | 6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis | 87.5 | 7 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | pyrimidine metabolism | 86.67 | 39 of 45 | |
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| 66794 | propanol degradation | 85.71 | 6 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | purine metabolism | 80.85 | 76 of 94 | |
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| 66794 | cellulose degradation | 80 | 4 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | peptidoglycan biosynthesis | 80 | 12 of 15 | |
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| 66794 | metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives | 80 | 4 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | glycogen metabolism | 80 | 4 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | vitamin B12 metabolism | 79.41 | 27 of 34 | |
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| 66794 | NAD metabolism | 77.78 | 14 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | d-mannose degradation | 77.78 | 7 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota | 77.78 | 7 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | nitrate assimilation | 77.78 | 7 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | phenylalanine metabolism | 76.92 | 10 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | glycolysis | 76.47 | 13 of 17 | |
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| 66794 | alanine metabolism | 75.86 | 22 of 29 | |
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| 66794 | biotin biosynthesis | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | glycogen biosynthesis | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | CMP-KDO biosynthesis | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | acetate fermentation | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | butanoate fermentation | 75 | 3 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | flavin biosynthesis | 73.33 | 11 of 15 | |
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| 66794 | heme metabolism | 71.43 | 10 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway | 71.43 | 5 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | photosynthesis | 71.43 | 10 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | citric acid cycle | 71.43 | 10 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | myo-inositol biosynthesis | 70 | 7 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | aspartate and asparagine metabolism | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | octane oxidation | 66.67 | 2 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | acetoin degradation | 66.67 | 2 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | formaldehyde oxidation | 66.67 | 2 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | serine metabolism | 66.67 | 6 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | glutathione metabolism | 64.29 | 9 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | oxidative phosphorylation | 60.44 | 55 of 91 | |
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| 66794 | hydrogen production | 60 | 3 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | propionate fermentation | 60 | 6 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | lipoate biosynthesis | 60 | 3 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | threonine metabolism | 60 | 6 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | phenylacetate degradation (aerobic) | 60 | 3 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | non-pathway related | 57.89 | 22 of 38 | |
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| 66794 | glutamate and glutamine metabolism | 57.14 | 16 of 28 | |
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| 66794 | lipid metabolism | 51.61 | 16 of 31 | |
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| 66794 | tetrahydrofolate metabolism | 50 | 7 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | suberin monomers biosynthesis | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | sulfopterin metabolism | 50 | 2 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | ethanol fermentation | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis | 50 | 4 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | Entner Doudoroff pathway | 50 | 5 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | glycolate and glyoxylate degradation | 50 | 3 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | pantothenate biosynthesis | 50 | 3 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | ribulose monophosphate pathway | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | glycine metabolism | 50 | 5 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | isoprenoid biosynthesis | 50 | 13 of 26 | |
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| 66794 | phenylmercury acetate degradation | 50 | 1 of 2 | |
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| 66794 | methionine metabolism | 46.15 | 12 of 26 | |
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| 66794 | proline metabolism | 45.45 | 5 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | lysine metabolism | 45.24 | 19 of 42 | |
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| 66794 | tryptophan metabolism | 44.74 | 17 of 38 | |
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| 66794 | tyrosine metabolism | 42.86 | 6 of 14 | |
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| 66794 | cardiolipin biosynthesis | 42.86 | 3 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds | 41.67 | 5 of 12 | |
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| 66794 | bacilysin biosynthesis | 40 | 2 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | arachidonate biosynthesis | 40 | 2 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | creatinine degradation | 40 | 2 of 5 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of hexoses | 38.89 | 7 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | cysteine metabolism | 38.89 | 7 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | sulfate reduction | 38.46 | 5 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | urea cycle | 38.46 | 5 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | histidine metabolism | 37.93 | 11 of 29 | |
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| 66794 | isoleucine metabolism | 37.5 | 3 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | arginine metabolism | 37.5 | 9 of 24 | |
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| 66794 | ketogluconate metabolism | 37.5 | 3 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | metabolism of disaccharids | 36.36 | 4 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | vitamin B6 metabolism | 36.36 | 4 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | pentose phosphate pathway | 36.36 | 4 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | d-xylose degradation | 36.36 | 4 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of pentoses | 35.71 | 10 of 28 | |
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| 66794 | cyanate degradation | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | sphingosine metabolism | 33.33 | 2 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | acetyl CoA biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | selenocysteine biosynthesis | 33.33 | 2 of 6 | |
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| 66794 | valine metabolism | 33.33 | 3 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | IAA biosynthesis | 33.33 | 1 of 3 | |
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| 66794 | lipid A biosynthesis | 33.33 | 3 of 9 | |
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| 66794 | phenylpropanoid biosynthesis | 30.77 | 4 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis | 30.77 | 4 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | polyamine pathway | 30.43 | 7 of 23 | |
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| 66794 | coenzyme M biosynthesis | 30 | 3 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | 4-hydroxyphenylacetate degradation | 30 | 3 of 10 | |
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| 66794 | benzoyl-CoA degradation | 28.57 | 2 of 7 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of sugar acids | 28 | 7 of 25 | |
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| 66794 | arachidonic acid metabolism | 27.78 | 5 of 18 | |
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| 66794 | ascorbate metabolism | 27.27 | 6 of 22 | |
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| 66794 | dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide biosynthesis | 27.27 | 3 of 11 | |
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| 66794 | lactate fermentation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | cyclohexanol degradation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | degradation of sugar alcohols | 25 | 4 of 16 | |
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| 66794 | toluene degradation | 25 | 1 of 4 | |
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| 66794 | carnitine metabolism | 25 | 2 of 8 | |
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| 66794 | leucine metabolism | 23.08 | 3 of 13 | |
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| 66794 | 4-hydroxymandelate degradation | 22.22 | 2 of 9 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Novel real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection and differentiation of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum in clostridial myonecrosis. | Halm A, Wagner M, Kofer J, Hein I. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01975-09 | 2010 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive135225.20251217.10
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