Recent Insights into Clostridium perfringens Beta-Toxin

Recent Insights into Clostridium perfringens Beta-Toxin

Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin is a key mediator of necrotizing enterocolitis and enterotoxemia. It is a pore-forming toxin (PFT) that exerts cytotoxic effect. Experimental investigation using piglet and rabbit intestinal loop models and a mouse infection model apparently showed that beta-toxin...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Nagahama, Sadayuki Ochi, Masataka Oda, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Masaya Takehara, Keiko Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Clostridium perfringens
beta-toxin
necrotizing enterocolitis
pore-forming toxin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/2/396

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