II. Characteristics
- Anaerobic Spore-Forming Bacilli
III. Organisms
- Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)
- Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
- Clostridium perfringens (Gas Gangrene, also most common cause of acute Food Poisoning in U.S.)
- Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)
- Clostridium sordellii (Clostridial Toxic Shock Syndrome)