Table 1.
Endospore-forming bacterium | Human health threat | References |
---|---|---|
Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax via the anthrax toxin | (35) |
Bacillus cereus | Foodborne illness | (36) |
Clostridium botulinum | Botulism via botulinum toxin | (37) |
Clostridium difficile | Pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon | (38) |
Clostridium perfringens | Bacteremia, clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene), foodborne illness all via the C. perfringens alpha toxin | (39) |
Clostridium tetani | Tetanus via tetanospasmin | (40) |