Clostridium in stool specimens

The following are articles that discuss the clinical significance

https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/diseases/clostridium-perfringens.html

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/2/98-0224_article#:~:text=septicum%20is%20found%20in%20the,on%20frozen%20vegetation%20during%20the

References

1. F.A. Kopliku, A.M. Schubert, J. Mogle, P.D. Schloss, V.B. Young, and D.M. Aronoff, "Low prevalence of Clostridium septicum fecal carriage in an adult population", Anaerobe, vol. 32, pp. 34-36, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.12.001
2. J. LOH, Y. LIU, S. CHEW, E. ONG, J. FAM, Y. NG, M. TAYLOR, and E. OOI, "The rapid identification ofClostridium perfringensas the possible aetiology of a diarrhoeal outbreak using PCR", Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 136, pp. 1142-1146, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268807009697