Endothelial binding of beta toxin to small intestinal mucosal endothelial cells in early stages of experimentally induced Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis in pigs

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 626-629

  Schumacher, V L ^a   Martel, A ^b   Pasmans, F ^b   van Immerseel, F ^b   Posthaus, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beta toxin; Clostridium perfringens type C; Endothelial cell; Experimental infection; Immunohistochemistry; Intestinal loop model; Necrotizing enteritis; Porcine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CPB PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNUM; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84878451336     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985812461362     Document Type: Article

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