True statement about cholstridium perfringens are all except:
Causative organism of gas gangrene are Clostridium perferingens, Clostridium novgi and Clostridium septicum. Clostridium perfringens also causes food poisioning ( Type-A toxin i.e. heat labile toxin) Beta toxin type-C associates with Pigbel i.e. necrotizing enteritis.
Gas gangrene -alpha toxin is produced by type A strains and responsible for profound toxemia
Clostridium perfringens is not the major cause of gas gangrene
Present in normal feces
C. perfringens type C strains is responsible for necrotizing enteritis
JIPMER 2018