Answer;
Soils are the major reservoir for the bacteria that causes Gas Gangrene.
Explanation;
-Gas gangrene usually caused by Clostridium perfringens, but can be from other Clostridia species. A normal inhabitant of soils (and found in most human intestinal microbes).
-The anaerobe colonizes deep wounds and release extracellular protease enzymes, destroying tissues. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is sometimes useful.
-Amino acids from tissue breakdown are used for energy in fermentation pathways. Fermentation gas products produces characteristic stench and bloating.