Identification of an Important Orphan Histidine Kinase for the Initiation of Sporulation and Enterotoxin Production by Clostridium perfringens Type F Strain SM101

Clostridium perfringens type F enteric diseases, which include a very common form of food poisoning and many cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, develop when type F strains sporulate and produce C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) in the intestines. Spores are also important for transmission of ty...

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Main Authors: John C. Freedman, Jihong Li, Eric Mi, Bruce A. McClane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-01-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02674-18