An update on the human and animal enteric pathogen Clostridium perfringens

R Kiu, LJ Hall - Emerging microbes & infections, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium perfringens, a rapid-growing pathogen known to secrete an arsenal of> 20
virulent toxins, has been associated with intestinal diseases in both animals and humans …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridium perfringens as Foodborne Pathogen in Broiler Production: Pathophysiology and Potential Strategies for Controlling Necrotic Enteritis

ZV Mora, ME Macías-Rodríguez, J Arratia-Quijada… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Clostridium perfringens (Cp.) is an important microorganism from a
clinical, food and veterinary point of view. In humans, it is the causal agent of foodborne …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative efficacy of postbiotic, probiotic, and antibiotic against necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

WA Abd El-Ghany, MA Abdel-Latif, F Hosny… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Prevention of necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), is
one of the most important goals to improve the profitability of broiler chickens. This work …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreatment with probiotic Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 11181 ameliorates necrotic enteritis-induced intestinal barrier injury in broiler chickens

Y Wu, W Zhen, Y Geng, Z Wang, Y Guo - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The dysfunction of tight-junction integrity caused by necrotic enteritis (NE) is associated with
decreased nutrient absorption and gut injury in broiler chickens. Although probiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Quercetin improves immune function in Arbor Acre broilers through activation of NF-κB signaling pathway

JX Yang, TC Maria, B Zhou, FL Xiao, M Wang, YJ Mao… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
Quercetin, the main component of flavonoids, has a wide range of biological actions.
Quercetin can be made into a variety of additives for practice, because of the stable …

Dietary probiotic Bacillus licheniformis H2 enhanced growth performance, morphology of small intestine and liver, and antioxidant capacity of broiler chickens against …

Y Zhao, D Zeng, H Wang, X Qing, N Sun, J Xin… - Probiotics and …, 2020 - Springer
The reduction in the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry has considerably increased the
appearance of Clostridium perfringens (CP)–induced subclinical necrotic enteritis (SNE) …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccine production to protect animals against pathogenic clostridia

NE Zaragoza, CA Orellana, GA Moonen, G Moutafis… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Clostridium is a broad genus of anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped, Gram-positive
bacteria that can be found in different environments all around the world. The genus …

Mucosal and systemic lymphoid immune responses against Clostridium perfringens strains with variable virulence in the production of necrotic enteritis in broiler …

RR Kulkarni, C Gaghan, K Gorrell, OJ Fletcher - Avian Pathology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens, is an economically important
disease of chickens. Although NE pathogenesis is moderately well studied, the host immune …

Cellular Immune Responses in Lymphoid Tissues of Broiler Chickens Experimentally Infected with Necrotic Enteritis–Producing Clostridium perfringens Strains

RR Kulkarni, C Gaghan, J Mohammed… - Avian …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Host cellular responses against Clostridium perfringens (CP), the causative agent of necrotic
enteritis (NE) in chickens, are poorly understood. In the present study, we first tested the NE …

Isolation, toxinotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Clostridium perfringens isolated from Pakistan poultry

Z Haider, T Ali, A Ullah, A Basit, H Tahir, H Tariq… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Clostridium perfringens is a causative agent of enteric infections
in animals including poultry by producing twenty different types of toxins. A single strain …