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Significance of β2‐Toxigenic<i>Clostridium perfringens</i>Infections in Animals and Their Predisposing Factors – A Review
1 Dec 2004
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The novel beta 2-toxin of Clostridium perfringens has recently been described as the cause of enteric diseases in animals. The biological activity of beta 2-toxin is similar to that of the beta1-toxin with a possibly weaker cytotoxic activity. However, the production of beta 2-toxin in vitro is not seen in all beta 2-toxin-gene (cpb2)-positive C. perfringens strains, and to deduce a clinical importance solely...
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