Beta2 toxin, a novel toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens

Gene

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Gibert, Maryse ^a   Jolivet Renaud, Colette ^b   Popoff, Michel R ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Beta2 toxin; Clostridium perfringens

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE DISEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SWINE;

EID: 0030722136     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00493-9     Document Type: Article

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