MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Clostridium perfringens
Tree Number(s): B03.300.390.400.200.575; B03.353.625.375.500.575; B03.510.415.400.200.575
Unique ID: D003016
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003016
Annotation: infection = GAS GANGRENE if in text; otherwise coord IM with CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note: The most common etiologic agent of GAS GANGRENE. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.
Entry Term(s): Clostridium welchii
NLM Classification #: QW 127.5.C5
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bacteria [B03]
- Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300]
  - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300.390]
    - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.300.390.400]
      - Clostridium [B03.300.390.400.200]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.300.390.400.200.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.300.390.400.200.100]
        
        Clostridium bifermentans [B03.300.390.400.200.130]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.300.390.400.200.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.300.390.400.200.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulolyticum [B03.300.390.400.200.200]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.300.390.400.200.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.300.390.400.200.215]
        
        Clostridium histolyticum [B03.300.390.400.200.412]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.300.390.400.200.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.300.390.400.200.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.300.390.400.200.690]
        
        Clostridium sordellii [B03.300.390.400.200.700]
        
        Clostridium sticklandii [B03.300.390.400.200.710]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.300.390.400.200.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.300.390.400.200.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.300.390.400.200.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.300.390.400.200.740]
        
        Clostridium thermocellum [B03.300.390.400.200.770]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.300.390.400.200.800]

Bacteria [B03]
- Firmicutes [B03.353]
  - Clostridiales [B03.353.625]
    - Clostridiaceae [B03.353.625.375]
      - Clostridium [B03.353.625.375.500]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.353.625.375.500.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.353.625.375.500.100]
        
        Clostridium bifermentans [B03.353.625.375.500.130]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.353.625.375.500.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.353.625.375.500.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulolyticum [B03.353.625.375.500.200]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.353.625.375.500.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.353.625.375.500.215]
        
        Clostridium histolyticum [B03.353.625.375.500.412]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.353.625.375.500.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.353.625.375.500.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.353.625.375.500.690]
        
        Clostridium sordellii [B03.353.625.375.500.700]
        
        Clostridium sticklandii [B03.353.625.375.500.710]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.353.625.375.500.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.353.625.375.500.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.353.625.375.500.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.353.625.375.500.740]
        
        Clostridium thermocellum [B03.353.625.375.500.770]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.353.625.375.500.800]

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.510.415]
    - Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.415.400]
      - Clostridium [B03.510.415.400.200]
        
        Clostridium acetobutylicum [B03.510.415.400.200.025]
        
        Clostridium beijerinckii [B03.510.415.400.200.100]
        
        Clostridium bifermentans [B03.510.415.400.200.130]
        
        Clostridium botulinum [B03.510.415.400.200.160]
        
        Clostridium butyricum [B03.510.415.400.200.180]
        
        Clostridium cellulolyticum [B03.510.415.400.200.200]
        
        Clostridium cellulovorans [B03.510.415.400.200.205]
        
        Clostridium chauvoei [B03.510.415.400.200.215]
        
        Clostridium histolyticum [B03.510.415.400.200.412]
        
        Clostridium kluyveri [B03.510.415.400.200.493]
        
        Clostridium perfringens [B03.510.415.400.200.575]
        
        Clostridium septicum [B03.510.415.400.200.690]
        
        Clostridium sordellii [B03.510.415.400.200.700]
        
        Clostridium sticklandii [B03.510.415.400.200.710]
        
        Clostridium symbiosum [B03.510.415.400.200.713]
        
        Clostridium tertium [B03.510.415.400.200.722]
        
        Clostridium tetani [B03.510.415.400.200.725]
        
        Clostridium tetanomorphum [B03.510.415.400.200.740]
        
        Clostridium thermocellum [B03.510.415.400.200.770]
        
        Clostridium tyrobutyricum [B03.510.415.400.200.800]

Clostridium perfringens Preferred

Clostridium perfringens MeSH Descriptor Data 2025