See Also: Ghon-Sachs bacillus(medicine)
Sachs' bacillus(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Ghon's complex(medicine)
Ghon's focus(medicine)
Ghon's tubercle(medicine)
Ghon, Anton(medicine)
Ghon's primary lesion(medicine)
Sachs, M(medicine)
Tay-Sachs(dictionary)

Ghon-Sachs bacillus (medicine)


Ghon-Sachs bacillus -->
Clostridium septicum


A species found in malignant oedema of animals, in human war wounds, and in cases of appendicitis; it is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, and pigeons and produces an exotoxin that is lethal and haemolytic.

Synonym: Ghon-Sachs bacillus, Sachs' bacillus, vibrion septique.