Susceptibility of primary human endothelial cells to C. perfringens beta-toxin suggesting similar pathogenesis in human and porcine necrotizing enteritis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 173-177

  Popescu, F ^a   Wyder, M ^a   Gurtner, C ^a   Frey, J ^a   Cooke, R A ^b   Greenhill, A R ^c   Posthaus, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Beta toxin; Clostridium perfringens type C; Endothelial cell; Necrotizing enteritis; Pigbel

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MICROVASCULATURE; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENTERITIS; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 80052542255     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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