Evidence That the Enterotoxin Gene Can Be Episomal inClostridium perfringensIsolates Associated with Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal Diseases

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Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) is responsible for the diarrheal and cramping symptoms of human C. perfringens type A food poisoning. CPE-producing C. perfringens isolates have also recently been associated with several non-food-borne human gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses, including antibiotic-associated diarrhea and sporadic diarrhea. The current study has used restriction fragment length polymorphism...

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