Clostridium perfringens type A–E toxin plasmids

Clostridium perfringens relies upon plasmid-encoded toxin genes to cause intestinal infections. These toxin genes are associated with insertion sequences that may facilitate their mobilization and transfer, giving rise to new toxin plasmids with common backbones. Most toxin plasmids carry a transfer...

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Published in:Res Microbiol
Main Authors: Freedman, John C., Theoret, James R., Wisniewski, Jessica A., Uzal, Francisco A., Rood, Julian I., McClane, Bruce A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383721/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25283728
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2014.09.004
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