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 …

This report offers a consensus opinion on the diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and
control of the primary enteropathogenic bacteria in dogs and cats, with an emphasis on …

Clostridium perfringens produces enteric diseases, generically called enterotoxemias, in
sheep, goats, and other animals. This microorganism can be a normal inhabitant of the …

Clostridium perfringens is a gram-positive anaerobic rod that is classified into 5 toxinotypes
(A, B, C, D, and E) according to the production of 4 major toxins, namely alpha (CPA), beta …

In this study we provide a protocol for genotyping Clostridium perfringens with a new
multiplex PCR. This PCR enables reliable and specific detection of the toxin genes cpa, cpb …

Bacterial toxins are food safety hazards causing about 10% of all reported foodborne
outbreaks in Europe. Pertinent to Gram‐positive pathogens, the most relevant toxins are …

Background Escherichia coli is a common cause of biofilm-associated urinary tract infections
(UTIs). Biofilm formation in E. coli is responsible for various indwelling medical device …

Beta2 toxin, encoded by the cpb2 gene, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of porcine,
equine and bovine enteritis by type A Clostridium perfringens. By incorporating primers to …

Currently there is only limited understanding of the reservoirs for Clostridium perfringens
type A food poisoning. A recent survey (Y.-T. Lin and R. Labbe, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 …

The bacterium Clostridium perfringens can cause both clinical and subclinical disease in
poultry. To study the pathogenesis and epidemiology of disease caused by C. perfringens …