Tissue gas 2798421 49205547 2006-04-19T23:51:30Z MarcoTolo 185898 Copyedits. '''Tissue gas''' is the name given to the action of the bacteria ''[[Clostridium perfringens]]'' (formerly known as ''C. welchii'') in dead bodies. Its effect on the deceased is that of an extremely accelerated [[decomposition]]. It is only halted by [[embalming]] the body and special additive chemicals must be employed. It most commonly occurs in the bodies of people who have died of gangrene, large [[decubitus ulcers]], [[necrotising fasciitis]] or who have had soil, [[faeces]] or water forced into wounds. {{Med-stub}}