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  • Clostridium perfringens spores : inactivation, germination, and formation

    Creator:
    Udompijitkul, Pathima
    Abstract:
    The enterotoxin-producing Clostridium perfringens type A isolates are responsible for the third most common foodborne illness in the United States and can also cause non-foodborne human gastrointestinal (GI) diseases such as antibiotic- associated and sporadic diarrheas. Three important factors contribute to the ability of C. perfringens to cause GI diseases,...
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    Dissertation
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    a Gram-positive, anaerobic, endospore-forming rod shaped bacterium. C. perfringens type A isolates

  • Molecular mechanism of germination of Clostridium perfringens spores

    Creator:
    Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
    Abstract:
    Clostridium perfringens is the causative agent of a wide variety of diseases in animals and humans. C. perfringens can produce more than 15 toxins. However, individual strains produce a subset of these toxins. Although a small percentage of C. perfringens isolates (mostly belonging to type A) produce C. perfringens enterotoxin...
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    Dissertation
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    Introduction and Literature review Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, rod-shaped and