Clostridium perfringens McClung 1988 is an anaerobe human pathogen of the family Clostridiaceae.
anaerobe human pathogen genome sequence 16S 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 | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454 | CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CHOPPED MEAT MEDIUM WITH CARBOHYDRATES (DSMZ Medium 110) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l D-Glucose 4.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l Maltose 1.0 g/l Cellobiose 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.5 g/l Ethanol 0.19 g/l Vitamin K3 0.05 g/l Hemin 0.005 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l Vitamin K1 NaOH Distilled water | ||
| 41813 | MEDIUM 20 - for Anaerobic bacteria | Agar (15.000 g);Glucose (5.000 g);Yeast extract (20.000 g);Tryptone (30.000 g);Cysteine hydrochloride (0.500 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml);Hemin solution -M00149 (25.000 ml) | |||
| 121678 | CIP Medium 20 | Medium recipe at CIP |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | + | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16024 ChEBI | D-mannose | + | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 29985 ChEBI | L-glutamate | - | degradation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16634 ChEBI | raffinose | + | fermentation | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Production | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Indole test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | 35581 ChEBI | indole | - | from API rID32A |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68380 | alanine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.2 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-arabinosidase | - | 3.2.1.55 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-fucosidase | + | 3.2.1.51 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.22 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | arginine dihydrolase | + | 3.5.3.6 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamate decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.15 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | glycin arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | histidine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | L-arginine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | leucyl glycin arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | + | 3.2.1.52 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | phenylalanine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | proline-arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.5 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | pyrrolidonyl arylamidase | + | 3.4.19.3 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | serine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API rID32A |
| 68380 | tyrosine arylamidase | - | from API rID32A | |
| 68380 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API rID32A |
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| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124043 | ASM1602715v1 assembly for Clostridium perfringens FDAARGOS_904 | complete | GCA_016027155   | 1502.1788  | 1502 | 95.64 | |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20218 | Clostridium perfringens strain ATCC 10543 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | GQ911558 | 771 |  | 1502 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Enzymology | Characterization of Clostridium Perfringens Isolates Collected from Three Agricultural Biogas Plants over a One-Year Period. | Derongs L, Druilhe C, Ziebal C, Le Marechal C, Pourcher AM. | Int J Environ Res Public Health | 10.3390/ijerph17155450 | 2020 | |
| A Review of the Mycotoxin Enniatin B. | Prosperini A, Berrada H, Ruiz MJ, Caloni F, Coccini T, Spicer LJ, Perego MC, Lafranconi A. | Front Public Health | 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00304 | 2017 | | |
| Metabolism | Prospecting for microbial alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidases yields a new class of GH31 O-glycanase. | Rahfeld P, Wardman JF, Mehr K, Huff D, Morgan-Lang C, Chen HM, Hallam SJ, Withers SG. | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010628 | 2019 | |
| Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles-Enhanced Microarray Technology for Highly Sensitive Simultaneous Detection of Multiplex Foodborne Pathogens. | Hormsombut T, Mekjinda N, Kalasin S, Surareungchai W, Rijiravanich P. | ACS Appl Bio Mater | 10.1021/acsabm.4c00005 | 2024 | | |
| Metabolism | Sialidases From Clostridium perfringens and Their Inhibitors. | Wang YH. | Front Cell Infect Microbiol | 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00462 | 2019 | |
| Metabolism | The human gut symbiont Ruminococcus gnavus shows specificity to blood group A antigen during mucin glycan foraging: Implication for niche colonisation in the gastrointestinal tract. | Wu H, Crost EH, Owen CD, van Bakel W, Martinez Gascuena A, Latousakis D, Hicks T, Walpole S, Urbanowicz PA, Ndeh D, Monaco S, Sanchez Salom L, Griffiths R, Reynolds RS, Colvile A, Spencer DIR, Walsh M, Angulo J, Juge N. | PLoS Biol | 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001498 | 2021 | |
| Metabolism | Characterization of a unique class C acid phosphatase from Clostridium perfringens. | Reilly TJ, Chance DL, Calcutt MJ, Tanner JJ, Felts RL, Waller SC, Henzl MT, Mawhinney TP, Ganjam IK, Fales WH. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01599-08 | 2009 | |
| Enzymology | Sialidases from gut bacteria: a mini-review. | Juge N, Tailford L, Owen CD. | Biochem Soc Trans | 10.1042/bst20150226 | 2016 | |
| Enzymology | Divergent modes of glycan recognition by a new family of carbohydrate-binding modules. | Gregg KJ, Finn R, Abbott DW, Boraston AB. | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.m709865200 | 2008 | |
| Metabolism | Exo- and endoglycosidases revisited. | Kobata A. | Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci | 10.2183/pjab.89.97 | 2013 | |
| Enzymology | Glycoside hydrolase family 89 alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Clostridium perfringens specifically acts on GlcNAc alpha1,4Gal beta1R at the non-reducing terminus of O-glycans in gastric mucin. | Fujita M, Tsuchida A, Hirata A, Kobayashi N, Goto K, Osumi K, Hirose Y, Nakayama J, Yamanoi T, Ashida H, Mizuno M. | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.m110.206722 | 2011 | |
| Enzymology | Modified plasmid isolation method for Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium absonum. | Roberts I, Holmes WM, Hylemon PB. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.52.1.197-199.1986 | 1986 | |
| Enzymology | Relationship between hemagglutinin and sialidase from Clostridium perfringens CN3870: chromatographic characterization of the biologically active proteins. | Rood JI, Wilkinson RG. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.126.2.831-844.1976 | 1976 | |
| Cultivation | Chemically defined medium for growth and sporulation of Clostridium perfringens. | Ting MN, Fung DY. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.24.5.755-759.1972 | 1972 | |
| Enzymology | Isolation and analysis of the nucleic acids and polysaccharides from Clostridium welchii. | Darby GK, Jones AS, Kennedy JF, Walker RT. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.103.1.159-165.1970 | 1970 | |
| Metabolism | Toxigenic clostridia. | Hatheway CL. | Clin Microbiol Rev | 10.1128/cmr.3.1.66 | 1990 | |
| Metabolism | Auranofin disrupts selenium metabolism in Clostridium difficile by forming a stable Au-Se adduct. | Jackson-Rosario S, Cowart D, Myers A, Tarrien R, Levine RL, Scott RA, Self WT. | J Biol Inorg Chem | 10.1007/s00775-009-0466-z | 2009 | |
| Enzymology | A clostridial endo-beta-galactosidase that cleaves both blood group A and B glycotopes: the first member of a new glycoside hydrolase family, GH98. | Anderson KM, Ashida H, Maskos K, Dell A, Li SC, Li YT | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.M414099200 | 2004 | |
| Enzymology | Characterization of a novel endo-beta-galactosidase specific for releasing the disaccharide GlcNAc alpha 1-->4Gal from glycoconjugates. | Ashida H, Maskos K, Li SC, Li YT | Biochemistry | 10.1021/bi011940e | 2002 | |
| Metabolism | A novel endo-beta-galactosidase from Clostridium perfringens that liberates the disaccharide GlcNAcalpha 1-->Gal from glycans specifically expressed in the gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin. | Ashida H, Anderson K, Nakayama J, Maskos K, Chou CW, Cole RB, Li SC, Li YT | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.M103589200 | 2001 | |
| Enzymology | Small neuraminidase gene of Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10543: cloning, nucleotide sequence, and production. | Chien CH, Huang YC, Chen HY | Enzyme Microb Technol | 10.1016/s0141-0229(96)00129-9 | 1997 | |
| Enzymology | Site-directed mutations of the catalytic and conserved amino acids of the neuraminidase gene, nanH, of Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10543. | Chien CH, Shann YJ, Sheu SY | Enzyme Microb Technol | 10.1016/0141-0229(95)00245-6 | 1996 | |
| Enzymology | Purification and characterization of neuraminidase from Clostridium perfringens. | Chien CH, Chang SC, Wei YH | Proc Natl Sci Counc Repub China B | 1989 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Response of white mice to cells and culture constituents of Clostridium perfringens. | Satterlee LD, Walker HW | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.18.2.240-244.1969 | 1969 | |
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