Multiple choice

Which of the following bacteria causes gas gangrene disease?

  1. Actinomyces israelii

  2. Treponema pallidum

  3. Streptococcus faecalis

  4. Clostridium perfringens
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Explanation

Clostridium perfringens is the causative agent of gas gangrene disease where gas is produced within tissue in the gangrene. It may even be fatal that requires medical emergency. Gas gangrene may cause myonecrosis, i.e. death of tissue, production of gas and sometimes, development of toxemia and shock becomes very fast. This microbe is opportunistic and usually enters into the body through significant skin damages.

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