Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridium perfringens

Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium perfringens is an extremely versatile pathogen of humans and livestock, causing wound infections like gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis), enteritis/enterocolitis (including one of the most common human food-borne illnesses), and enterotoxemia (where toxins produced in the intestine a...

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Main Authors: Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, Mauricio A. Navarro, Jihong Li, Archana Shrestha, Francisco Uzal, Bruce A. McClane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-12-01
Series:Virulence
Subjects:
clostridium perfringens
toxins
sporulation
quorum sensing
two-component regulatory systems
gas gangrene
enteritis/enterocolitis
enterotoxemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1886777

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