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predominant organism found in intra-abdominal sepsis and is the most common blood culture isolate in patients with anaerobic bacteremia
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bacteroides fragilis
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Anaerobe, Gram positive spore forming bacilli
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Clostridium
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the major virulence factor of bacteroides fragilis is
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capsular polysaccharide which inhibits phagocytosis and induces abscesses
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the alpha toxin lecithinase that disrupts cell membranes is a major virulence factor associated with
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Clostridium perfringens
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very rapid growth rate and "box car" shape
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C. perfringens
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