True about Clostridium tertium -a) Gram variableb) Terminal sporec) Produces exotoxind) Causes septic orthritis

Cl. tertium: Nonexotoxin-producing, Aerotolerant, Gram variable Oval and terminal spore – tennis racket shaped Resembles lactobacilli It is a rare human pathogen Causes: Necrotizing Fasciitis and Gangrene, septicemia, septic arthritis Apurba Sastry’s Essentials of Medical Microbiology 1/e p264