A novel small acid soluble protein variant is important for spore resistance of most Clostridium perfringens food poisoning isolates.

Clostridium perfringens is a major cause of food poisoning (FP) in developed countries. C. perfringens isolates usually induce the gastrointestinal symptoms of this FP by producing an enterotoxin that is encoded by a chromosomal (cpe) gene. Those typical FP strains also produce spores that are extre...

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Main Authors: Jihong Li, Bruce A McClane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2323104?pdf=render