Clostridium perfringens

"Clostridium perfringens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.

Descriptor ID	D003016
MeSH Number(s)	B03.300.390.400.200.575 B03.353.625.500.575 B03.510.415.400.200.575
Concept/Terms	Clostridium perfringens Clostridium perfringens Clostridium welchii

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Clostridium perfringens".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300.390]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.300.390.400]
Clostridium [B03.300.390.400.200]
Clostridium perfringens [B03.300.390.400.200.575]
Firmicutes [B03.353]
Clostridiales [B03.353.625]
Clostridium [B03.353.625.500]
Clostridium perfringens [B03.353.625.500.575]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.510.415]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.415.400]
Clostridium [B03.510.415.400.200]
Clostridium perfringens [B03.510.415.400.200.575]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Clostridium perfringens".

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