Molecular variation between the α-toxins from the type strain (NCTC 8237) and clinical isolates of Clostridium perfringens associated with disease in man and animals

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 191-198

  Ginter, A ^a   Williamson, E D ^b   Dessy, F ^a   Coppe, P ^a   Bullifent, H ^b   Howells, A ^b   Titball, R W ^b  

^a Centre d'Economie Rurale   (Belgium)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Phospholipase C; toxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; OCTAPEPTIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; VACCINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0029671097     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-1-191     Document Type: Article

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