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Freshwater suspended sediments and sewage are reservoirs for enterotoxin-positive Clostridium perfringens.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2010
Mueller-Spitz Sabrina R, Stewart Lisa B, Klump J Val, McLellan Sandra L
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The release of fecal pollution into surface waters may create environmental reservoirs of feces-derived microorganisms, including pathogens. Clostridium perfringens is a commonly used fecal indicator that represents a human pathogen. The pathogenicity of this bacterium is associated with its expression of multiple toxins; however, the prevalence of C. perfringens with various toxin genes in aquatic environments...
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