True statement about cholstridium perfringens are all except:

A. Gas gangrene -alpha toxin is produced by type A strains and responsible for profound toxemia

B. Clostridium perfringens is not the major cause of gas gangrene

C. Present in normal feces

D. C. perfringens type C strains is responsible for necrotizing enteritis

Correct Answer: Clostridium perfringens is not the major cause of gas gangrene

Description: Causative organism of gas gangrene are Clostridium perferingens, Clostridium novgi and Clostridium septicum. Clostridium perfringens also causes food poisioning ( Type-A toxin i.e. heat labile toxin) Beta toxin type-C associates with Pigbel i.e. necrotizing enteritis.

Category: Microbiology

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