The crystal and molecular structure of the Clostridium perfringens α-toxin crowns over a century-long research into the mechanisms of pathogenesis of gas gangrene. The structure reveals a two ...

Although C. perfringens food poisoning is usually not serious, the bacterium is also linked to more severe wound infections, such as gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis) and anaerobic cellulitis.

Common among individuals with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or those who smoke, gangrene demands early detection ...