Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124

Clostridium_perfringens
Names Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124
Accession numbers NC_008261
Background Rod-shaped Gram-positive bacterium that is anaerobic and spore forming. It is widely distributed in the environment and frequently occurs in the intestines of humans and many domestic and feral animals. Spores of the organism persist in soil, sediments, and areas subject to human or animal fecal pollution. The common form of perfringens food poisoning is characterized by intense abdominal cramps and diarrhea which begin 8-22 hours after consumption of foods containing large numbers of those bacteria capable of producing the food poisoning enterotoxin. Type A strains can also cause wound contamination, traumatic or nontraumatic myonecrosis (gas gangrene), clostridial cellulitis, intra-abdominal sepsis and gangrenous cholecystitis. ATCC 13124 (a type A strain gas gangrene isolate) is the species type strain, does not produce the C.perfringens enterotoxin responsible for food poisoning and is considerably more virulent than strain 13 in animal gangrene models. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Clostridiaceae
Genus:Clostridium
Species:perfringens
Strain ATCC 13124
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (20-JAN-2006) The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
(28-JUL-2006) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site ex bovine
Isolation country Germany
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence No?
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 37.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement Chains, Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source Chemoorganotroph
Diseases Gas gangrene
Pathogenicity Yes