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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:9159 - gas gangrene

Disease Ontology Definition:A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results in infection, located in muscle tissue, has_material_basis_in Clostridium perfringens, which produce gas that becomes trapped in the infected tissue. Gas gangrene usually develops after injuries or surgery. The infection has symptom large blisters, has symptom pain in the infected area, has symptom myonecrosis, has symptom gas production, and has symptom sepsis.

Synonyms: Gas bacillus infection, Gas gangrene, Myonecrosis,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0005767 - gas gangrene


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): commensal bacterial infectious disease (is_a), muscular disease (is_a)