Clostridium perfringens type C isolates rapidly upregulate their toxin production upon contact with host cells: New insights into virulence?

Virulence

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-100

  McClane, Bruce A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beta toxin; Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxemia; Host cell: Pathogen cross talk; Necrotizing enteritis; Two component regulatory system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL CONTACT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE C; CYTOTOXICITY; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; TETANUS; UPREGULATION; VIRULENCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 77954892898     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.1.2.10679     Document Type: Article

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