dictionary help| Ghon-Sachs bacillus --> Clostridium septicum | medical dictionary |
A species found in malignant oedema of animals, in human war wounds, and in cases of appendicitis; it is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and pigeons and produces an exotoxin that is lethal and haemolytic.
Synonyms: Ghon-Sachs bacillus, Sachs' bacillus, vibrion septique.
(05 Mar 2000)
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