2014-07-302014-07-301949https://hdl.handle.net/10365/23475Bacteria of different types are capable of living in the soil for long periods of time. Among these are those causing tuberculosis, swine erysipelas, anthrax, brucellosis and perhaps a dozen others. There is one genus of bacteria that is responsible for a large number of our common animal diseases and which has several distinct characteristics, this is the genus Clostridium. This article was a brief summary and discussion of the more common, types of Clostridia infections and points out the more satisfactory methods of controlling the diseases produced by these organisms.North Dakota State UniversityArticle