Clostridium perfringens causes many different histotoxic and enterotoxic diseases in
humans and animals as a result of its ability to produce potent protein toxins, many of which …

Fish and aquatic-derived zoonotic diseases have caused considerable problems in the
aquaculture industry and fishery worldwide. In particular, zoonotic diseases can pose …

Clostridium perfringens is an extremely versatile pathogen of humans and livestock, causing
wound infections like gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis), enteritis/enterocolitis …

Maintaining a healthy gut environment is a prerequisite for sustainable animal production.
The gut plays a key role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients and constitutes an initial …

Clostridium perfringens uses its large arsenal of protein toxins to produce histotoxic,
neurologic and intestinal infections in humans and animals. The major toxins involved in …

Since the 2006 European ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed,
numerous studies have been published describing alternative strategies to prevent diseases …

In recent years, vegetables gain consumer attraction due to their reputation of being healthy
in combination with low energy density. However, since fresh produce is often eaten raw, it …

United States is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of broiler meat in the
world. In the US, broiler production is largely converting to antibiotic-free programs which …

Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) is responsible for causing the gastrointestinal
symptoms of several C. perfringens food-and nonfood-borne human gastrointestinal …

Large clostridial toxins (LCTs) are a family of bacterial exotoxins that infiltrate and destroy
target cells. Members of the LCT family include Clostridioides difficile toxins TcdA and TcdB …