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Progress and problems in vaccination against necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens [PDF]

, 2014
Necrotic enteritis in broilers is caused by Clostridium perfringens type A strains that produce the NetB toxin. Necrotic enteritis is one of the gastrointestinal diseases in poultry that has gained worldwide importance during the last decade due to ...
Ducatelle, Richard, Haesebrouck, Freddy, Mot, Dorien, Timbermont, Leen, Van Immerseel, Filip   +4 more
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Proteolytic processing and activation of Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin by caprine small intestinal contents. [PDF]

, 2014
Epsilon toxin (ETX), a pore-forming toxin produced by type B and D strains of Clostridium perfringens, mediates severe enterotoxemia in livestock and possibly plays a role in human disease.
Freedman, John C, Li, Jihong, McClane, Bruce A, Uzal, Francisco A   +3 more
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A suspected case of Clostridium perfringens sepsis with intravascular hemolysis after transhepatic arterial chemoembolization: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Sepsis due to Clostridium perfringens, one of several clostridial species, is an important cause of massive intravascular hemolysis in patients with underlying malignancies.
Haruki Uojima, Mie Onoue, Hisashi Hidaka, Naohisa Wada, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Inoue, Kousuke Kubota, Takahide Nakazawa, Akitaka Shibuya, Wasaburo Koizumi   +9 more
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Effects of Clostridium perfringens iota toxin in the small intestine of mice [PDF]

, 2017
Iota toxin is a binary toxin solely produced by Clostridium perfringens type E strains, and is structurally related to CDT from C. difficile and CST from C. spiroforme.
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto, Cangelosi, Adriana, Dailoff, Gabriela Cecilia, Díaz Carrasco, Juan María, Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique, Geoghegan, Patricia, Leiva, Carlos Leónidas, Redondo, Enzo Alejandro, Redondo, Leandro Martin   +8 more
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Clostridium perfringensepsilon toxin H149A mutant as a platform for receptor binding studies [PDF]

, 2013
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin (Etx) is a pore-forming toxin responsible for a severe and rapidly fatal enterotoxemia of ruminants. The toxin is classified as a category B bioterrorism agent by the U.S.
Abe, Abrami, Bhown, Bokori-Brown, Chassin, Cole, Davis, De Colibus, Diep, Dorca-Arevalo, Emsley, Finnie, Ivie, Ivie, Jin, Knight, Lavinder, Lonchamp, McClain, McCoy, McDonel, Minami, Miyamoto, Miyamoto, Miyata, Murshudov, Nagahama, Nagahama, Nagahama, Oyston, Parker, Payne, Pelish, Petit, Pflugrath, Popoff, Popoff, Recommendations of the CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup, Songer, Uzal, Winn   +40 more
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Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens strains isolated from enterotoxemia cases in sheep using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2009
This study included diagnosis and typing of 100 bacterial isolates of Clostridium perfringens that isolated from enterotoxaemia cases in sheep in Hama province by using Multiplex PCR.
M. A. Hamad, N. Habra, A. Kalb-Allouz
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Identification of a key residue for Oligomerisation and pore-formation of Clostridium perfringens NetB [PDF]

, 2014
Necrotic enteritis toxin B (NetB) is a β-pore-forming toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens and has been identified as a key virulence factor in the pathogenesis of avian necrotic enteritis, a disease causing significant economic damage to the ...
Basak, Ajit K., Bokori-Brown, M., da Costa, S., Moss, David S., Naylor, Claire E., Savva, Christos G., Titball, R.   +6 more
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Prevalence of Enteropathogens in Dogs Attending 3 Regional Dog Parks in Northern California. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundThe prevalence and risk factors for infection with enteropathogens in dogs frequenting dog parks have been poorly documented, and infected dogs can pose a potential zoonotic risk for owners.Hypothesis/objectivesTo determine the prevalence and ...
Ahlmann, A, Hascall, KL, Kass, PH, Lappin, MR, Marks, SL, Saksen, J, Scorza, AV   +6 more
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Clostridium perfringens sepsis after comprehensive multicourse treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and review

Heliyon
Introduction: Clostridium perfringens sepsis is a rare but serious clinical syndrome that is typically triggered by gastrointestinal disorders. We present a case of bloodstream infection caused by Clostridium perfringens in a liver cancer patient after ...
Yujuan Zhang, Yu Zhu, Yaping Han, Liyan Yang, Jingzhi Wang, Wei Cui   +5 more
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Optimization of solid-state fermentation conditions of Bacillus licheniformis and its effects on Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broilers

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2019
In the present study, we examined the growth parameters of Bacillus licheniformis in solid-state fermentation (SSF) and evaluated the effects of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on Clostridium perfringens-challenged broilers. During four and six
En-Ru Lin, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng, Felix Shih-Hsiang Hsiao, Witold S. Proskura, Andrzej Dybus, Yu-Hsiang Yu   +5 more
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