Phenotypic characterization of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens isolates from non-foodborne human gastrointestinal diseases

Anaerobe

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-79

  Collie, Renee E ^a   Kokai Kun, John F ^a   McClane, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated diarrhea; Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxin; Food poisoning; Sporadic diarrhea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISOME; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPOROGENESIS;

EID: 0031809929     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1998.0152     Document Type: Article

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