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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: clostridia, clostridium spp. treatment with high dose penicillin G or clindamycin, clostridium spp. species C. tetani, C. botulinum causes botulism, muscle necrosis treat by debridement, clostridium spp. description spore forming, C. botulinum clinical significance classic botulism, Toxin A caues excessive fluid secrection enterotoxin, C. botulinum clinical significance wound botulism, crepitation is crinkling sensation on palpation (from alpha toxin), C. perfringens causes food poisoning, C. difficle produce toxic polypeptides Toxin B, myonecrosis (aka) gas gangrene leads to crepitation, C. difficle normal flora GI tract, alpha toaxin lecithinase (partial hemolysis results in double zone of hemolysis, C. perfringens ???? bacillus spp, tissue and cell- degrading exoenzymes ???? DNAse, tetanospasmin potent tetanus toxin, soil/foods (meat) type of fomites, AB toxins blocks neuromuscular junction, C. tetani causes tetanospasmin