Evidence that the enterotoxin gene can be episomal in Clostridium perfringens isolates associated with non-food-borne human gastrointestinal diseases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-36

  Collie, Renee E ^a   Mcclane, Bruce A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPISOME; FOOD POISONING; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031984292     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.30-36.1998     Document Type: Article

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