Animal models to study the pathogenesis of human and animal Clostridium perfringens infections

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 23-33

  Uzal, Francisco A ^a   McClane, Bruce A ^b   Cheung, Jackie K ^d   Theoret, James ^b   Garcia, Jorge P ^c   Moore, Robert J ^d,e,f   Rood, Julian I ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Poultry Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha toxin; Beta toxin; Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxin; Epsilon toxin; NetB

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE D; DISEASE MODEL; GAS GANGRENE; HUMAN; MOUSE MODEL; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RABBIT MODEL; RAT MODEL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; GOAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIMATE; RABBIT; RAT; SHEEP;

ENTEROTOXIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROTOXINS; GAS GANGRENE; GOATS; HUMANS; MICE; PRIMATES; RABBITS; RATS; SHEEP;

EID: 84942831617     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.02.013     Document Type: Review

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