- Clostridium sporogenes
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Clostridium sporogenes Clostridium botulinum stained with gentian violet. Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Class: Clostridia Order: Clostridiales Family: Clostridiaceae Genus: Clostridium Species: C. sporogenes Binomial name Clostridium sporogenes
(Metchnikoff 1908) Bergey et al. 1923[1]Clostridium sporogenes is the name given to strains of Clostridium botulinum that do not produce botulinum neurotoxins. Like other strains of C. botulinum, it is an anaerobic Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that produces oval, subterminal endospores and is commonly found in soil. It is being investigated as a way to deliver cancer-treating drugs to tumours in patients.[2]
C. sporogenes is often used as a surrogate for C. botulinum when testing the efficacy of commercial sterilisation.[3]
References
- ^ "Clostridium sporogenes". US Department of Energy. http://doi.namesforlife.com/10.1601/nm.4021. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ BBC News "Soil bacterium helps kill cancers."
- ^ Development of novel biological indicators to evaluate the efficacy of microwave processing. Proquest. pp. 7. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZazXjNALezUC.
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