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Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium. Although it is a natural inhabitant of the human gut, the presence of necrotizing and lethal enzymes and toxins makes it potentially pathogenic to humans.