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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Photochem Photobiol. 2012 Oct 12;89(1):2–4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01233.x

Table 1.

Medically relevant endospore-forming bacteria, and their respective abilities to cause diseases harmful to human health.

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)