TOPIC: RANDOM MIX
A patient is diagnosed with gas gangrene following a severe open agricultural fracture. What is the most likely causative organism, known for producing an alpha-toxin (lecithinase) that causes widespread tissue necrosis?
A
Staphylococcus aureus
B
Streptococcus pyogenes
C
Clostridium perfringens
D
Bacillus anthracis