Clostridium - Medical Science

Q1:

Food poisoning strains of Clostridium perfringens belong to

A type A

B type B

C type C

D type D

ANS:A - type A

There's also beta-toxin producing type C strains especially present in raw pork that causes acute necrotizing disease (pig-bel) where we have bloody diarrhea rather than simple diarrhea produced by type A.