Clostridium perfringens 167/51 is an anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Clostridiaceae.
Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobe genome sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Clostridium |
| Species Clostridium perfringens |
| Full scientific name Clostridium perfringens (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Hauduroy et al. 1937 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (2) |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35206 | 17057 ChEBI | cellobiose | - | degradation | |
| 35206 | 17108 ChEBI | D-arabinose | - | degradation | |
| 35206 | 15824 ChEBI | D-fructose | +/- | degradation | |
| 35206 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | +/- | degradation | |
| 35206 | 65327 ChEBI | D-xylose | - | degradation | |
| 35206 | 4853 ChEBI | esculin | - | hydrolysis | |
| 35206 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | +/- | degradation | |
| 35206 | 17306 ChEBI | maltose | +/- | degradation | |
| 35206 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | |
| 35206 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | respiration | |
| 35206 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | + | reduction | |
| 35206 | 17814 ChEBI | salicin | - | degradation | |
| 35206 | 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 |
| 35206 | amylase | + | ||
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 35206 | 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 |
| 35206 | caseinase | + | 3.4.21.50 | |
| 35206 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 35206 | DNase | + | ||
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 35206 | gelatinase | +/- | ||
| 35206 | lecithinase | + | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 35206 | 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 | |
| 35206 | oxidase | - | ||
| 35206 | protease | - | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | + | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 35206 | tween esterase | - | ||
| 35206 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | 44310_E02 assembly for Clostridium perfringens NCTC8678 | contig | GCA_901523095   | 1502.1073  | 1502 | 75.55 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymology | Lytic enzyme discovery through multigenomic sequence analysis in Clostridium perfringens. | Schmitz JE, Ossiprandi MC, Rumah KR, Fischetti VA. | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-010-2982-8 | 2011 | |
| Nasal Rinsing with Probiotics-Microbiome Evaluation in Patients with Inflammatory Diseases of the Nasal Mucosa. | Brozek-Madry E, Ziuzia-Januszewska L, Misztal O, Burska Z, Sosnowska-Turek E, Sierdzinski J. | J Clin Med | 10.3390/jcm14103341 | 2025 | | |
| Phylogeny | Comparative in silico genome analysis of Clostridium perfringens unravels stable phylogroups with different genome characteristics and pathogenic potential. | Abdel-Glil MY, Thomas P, Linde J, Busch A, Wieler LH, Neubauer H, Seyboldt C. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-021-86148-8 | 2021 | |
| Antimicrobial Activities of Ellagitannins against Clostridiales perfringens, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum and Staphylococcus aureus. | Puljula E, Walton G, Woodward MJ, Karonen M. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules25163714 | 2020 | | |
| Phylogeny | Application of serological typing to the investigation of outbreaks of Clostridium perfringens food poisoning, 1970-1978. | Stringer MF, Turnbull PC, Gilbert RJ. | J Hyg (Lond) | 10.1017/s002217240002698x | 1980 | |
| Rabbit ileal loop response to strains of Clostridium perfringens. | Duncan CL, Sugiyama H, Strong DH. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.95.5.1560-1566.1968 | 1968 | | |
| Cultivation | New quantitative, qualitative, and confirmatory media for rapid analysis of food for Clostridium perfringens. | Shahidi SA, Ferguson AR. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.21.3.500-506.1971 | 1971 | |
| Metabolism | Ileal loop fluid accumulation and production of diarrhea in rabbits by cell-free products of Clostridium perfringens. | Duncan CL, Strong DH. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.100.1.86-94.1969 | 1969 | |
| Cultivation | Improved medium for sporulation of Clostridium perfringens. | Duncan CL, Strong DH. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.16.1.82-89.1968 | 1968 | |
| Stress | CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS STRAINS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND FOOD-BORNE DISEASE. | HALL HE, ANGELOTTI R, LEWIS KH, FOTER MJ. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.85.5.1094-1103.1963 | 1963 | |
| Phylogeny | Identification of clinically important anaerobic bacteria by an oligonucleotide array. | Lin YT, Vaneechoutte M, Huang AH, Teng LJ, Chen HM, Su SL, Chang TC. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01620-09 | 2010 | |
| Demonstration of phage inhibitory action against Clostridium perfringens LMG 11264 within a complex chicken cecal microbiota in vitro. | Wiese M, Klaassens ES, Hatt V, Kreikamp A, Baak ML, Heerikhuisen M, Van Der Vossen JMBM. | Front Antibiot | 10.3389/frabi.2025.1599939 | 2025 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive135929.20251217.10
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