Application of an Endothelial Cell Culture Assay for the Detection of Neutralizing Anti-Clostridium Perfringens Beta-Toxin Antibodies in a Porcine Vaccination Trial
Background: Beta-toxin (CPB) is the major virulence factor of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> type C, causing hemorrhagic enteritis in newborn pigs but also other animals and humans. Vaccines containing inactivated CPB are known to induce protective antibody titers in sow colostrum and ne...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-04-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/4/225 |