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Beta toxin is essential for the intestinal virulence of Clostridium perfringens type C disease isolate CN3685 in a rabbit ileal loop model.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Sayeed Sameera, Uzal Francisco A, Fisher Derek J, Saputo Juliann, Vidal Jorge E, Chen Yue, Gupta Phalguni, Rood Julian I, McClane Bruce A
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium perfringens type C isolates, which cause enteritis necroticans in humans and enteritis and enterotoxaemias of domestic animals, typically produce (at minimum) beta toxin (CPB), alpha toxin (CPA) and perfringolysin O (PFO) during log-phase growth. To assist development of improved vaccines and therapeutics, we evaluated the contribution of these three toxins to the intestinal virulence of type C...
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