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Clostridium ramosum

  • General information

    • the following information is not yet verified
      Taxonomy
      Family: Clostridiaceae

      Natural habitats
      Ubiquitous in nature, being found in the soil and feces from animals and human.

      Isolated from infants and adult feces.

      They may be found in other parts of the human body.

      Clinical significance
      The 2 most frequently encountered in wound and abscess materials are C. perfringens and C. ramosum.

      Identified from clinical specimens from children, including those with abscesses, peritonitis, bacteremia, and chronic otitis media.

      Bacteremia in adults.

  • Gram stain

    • the following information is not yet verified
      Gram positive often Gram negative stained rods;

      palisading, slender rods 0.5-0.9 x 2.0-12.8 µm,

      occuring singly, in pairs or in short chains, often in "V"arrangements, with a "rail fence" appearance, or in irregular masses.

      Spores are very rarely seen
      Spores round/oval // terminal
      Swelling of the cell positive

  • Culture characteristics

    • the following information is not yet verified

      obligate anaerobic

      BBAØ: colonies resemble Bacteroides fragilis but usually have a slightly irregular edge.

      Nonhemolytic.

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