The majority of atypical cpb2 genes in Clostridium perfringens isolates of different domestic animal origin are expressed

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 371-374

  Kircanski, Jasmina ^a   Parreira, Valeria R ^a   Whiteside, Samantha ^a   Pei, Yanlong ^a   Prescott, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atypical cpb2; Clostridium perfringens; Consensus cpb2; CPB2 expression

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BETA2 TOXIN; CPB2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CPB2 GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GOAT; HORSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SWINE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LIVESTOCK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84865649735     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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