Medmicro Chapter 18
Clostridia: Sporeforming Anaerobic Bacilli Carol L. Wells Tracy D. Wilkins General Concepts Clostridia are strictly anaerobic to aerotolerant sporeforming bacilli found in soil as well as iormal intestinal flora of man and animals. There are both gram-positive and gram-negative species, although the majority of isolates are gram-positive. Exotoxin(s) play an