Sialidases affect the host cell adherence and epsilon toxin-induced cytotoxicity of Clostridium perfringens type D strain CN3718.
Clostridium perfringens type B or D isolates, which cause enterotoxemias or enteritis in livestock, produce epsilon toxin (ETX). ETX is exceptionally potent, earning it a listing as a CDC class B select toxin. Most C. perfringens strains also express up to three different sialidases, although the po...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3234242?pdf=render |