Anti-Clostridium perfringens Type A10 antibody (ab78865)

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Clostridium perfringens is a Gram positive, rod shaped, anaerobic, spore forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium. C. perfringens is ubiquitous in nature and can be found as a normal component of decaying vegetation, marine sediment, the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates, insects, and soil. It is responsible for three clinical syndromes, including gas gangrene, enteritis necroticans (pig bel), and food poisoning. At least 12 toxins are produced by C. perfringens, including 4 lethal toxins, hemolysins, proteases, neuraminidase, and enterotoxin. The ability of individual strains to produce the 4 lethal toxins forms the basis for a classifications scheme that divides the species into five types; A to E.

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