the following information is not yet verified
Taxonomy
Family: Clostridiaceae

Natural habitats
Ubiquitous in nature.

Clinical significance
They are one of the clostridia most commonly isolated from human infections.
Isolated from abdominal, cervical, scrotal, pleural and other infections; septicemias, peritonitis and appendicitis.

the following information is not yet verified
Gram positive rods, (Gram negative stained),

0.3-0.9 x 1.4-9.0 µm,

with pointed ends, occur in pairs or singly/short chains.

Spores oval / central or subterminal
Swelling of the cell positive

Obligate anaerobic

BBAØ: colonies are 0.5-2.0 mm, slightly scalloped or erose, convex to slightly peaked, translucent to opaque, gray white, usually with a mottled or mosaic internal structure.

Nonhemolytic.

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