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Clostridium perfringens: toxinotype and genotype.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Mar 1999
Petit L, Gibert M, Popoff M R
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium perfringens is a ubiquitous pathogen that produces many toxins and hydrolytic enzymes. Because the toxin-encoding genes can be located on extrachromosomal elements or in variable regions of the chromosome, several pathovars have arisen, each of which is involved in a specific disease. Pathovar identification is required for a precise diagnosis of associated pathologies and to define vaccine...
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