the following information is not yet verified
Taxonomy
Family: Clostridiaceae

Natural habitats
Isolated from soil, and intestinal contents.

Clinical significance.
This bacterium is the principal cause of trauma-associated gas gangrene and their incidence increases dramatically in times of war, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other mass casualty conditions.

the following information is not yet verified
Small, Gram positive rods,

0.5-0.9 x 1.3-9.2 µm,

occur single, in pairs or short chains.

Spores oval / central or subterminal
Swelling of the cell positive (slightly)

Obligate anaerobic / AEROTOLERANT

BBAØ: colonies are 0.5-2mm, β-hemolytic, circular to irregular, flat to low convex, translucent to semiopaque, gray white, shiny with a mosaic or granular surface, and an entire to undulate margin.

The clostridia are classically anaerobic rods, but some species can become aerotolerant on subculture; a few species (C carnis, C histolyticum, and C tertium) can grow under aerobic conditions.

James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition