The biology and pathogenicity of
Clostridium perfringens
type F: a common human enteropathogen with a new(ish) name
Archana Shrestha,
Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari,
Jihong Li
et al.
Abstract:SUMMARY
In the 2018-revised
Clostridium perfringens
typing classification system, isolates carrying the enterotoxin (
cpe
) and alpha toxin genes but no other typing toxin genes are now designated as type F. Type F isolates cause food poisoning and nonfoodborne human gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, which most commonly involve type F isolates carrying, respectivefooly, a chromosomal or plasmid-borne
cpe
gene. Compared… Show more
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