Simplify the following text for a Grade 14 native English-speaking person.
Original: C. perfringens is ubiquitous in nature and can be found as a normal component of decaying vegetation , marine sediment , the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates , insects , and soil .
Simplified: C. perfringens is ever present in nature and can be found as a normal component of decaying vegetation , marine sediment , the intestinal tract of humans and other vertebrates , insects , and soil .