Effect of Clostridium perfringens β-Toxin on Platelets

Effect of Clostridium perfringens β-Toxin on Platelets

Clostridium perfringens β-toxin (CPB) is the major virulence factor of C. perfringens type C causing a hemorrhagic enteritis in animals and humans. In experimentally infected pigs, endothelial binding of CPB was shown to be associated with early vascular lesions and hemorrhage but without obvious th...

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Main Authors: Anne Thiel, Helga Mogel, Julia Bruggisser, Arnaud Baumann, Marianne Wyder, Michael H. Stoffel, Artur Summerfield, Horst Posthaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Clostridium perfringens type C
beta-toxin
platelets
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/10/336

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