DOI: 10.1186/s44280-024-00058-8 Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a widespread bacterium found in the intestines of animals and humans, known for causing severe enteric diseases.

Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin (ETX) is a potent neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens type D, which is known to cause severe neurological diseases in livestock. This ...

Clostridium perfringens contains six major toxins. Once the bacteria enter the digestive tract, they can survive in the acidic environment and release toxins that cause diarrhea.

Clostridium perfringens α-toxin is the key virulence determinant in gas gangrene and has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of sudden death syndrome in young animals. The toxin is a 370 ...

More information: Anukriti Mathur et al, Clostridium perfringens virulence factors are nonredundant activators of the NLRP3 inflammasome, EMBO reports (2023). DOI: 10.15252/embr.202254600 ...

Clostridium perfringens typically causes relatively mild, self-limiting, gastroenteritis. Recent data support a role for food in the epidemiology of Clostridiodes difficile infections.

The TpeL toxin, which is formed by C. perfringens, a pathogen that causes gas gangrene and food poisoning. It is very similar to the toxins of many other hospital germs of the genus Clostridium.

Toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens, a common cause of foodborne illness, could be a potential trigger for multiple sclerosis, scientists say. CDC / CDC Add another clue to the mystery of ...

The culprit that made hundreds of people sick after eating at a Chipotle store in Powell late last month is Clostridium perfringens. Though food samples from the store tested negative for the bact… ...

Her research also showed that about 13 percent of a small sample of food products harbored C. perfringens bacteria, and nearly 3 percent were positive for the toxin linked to MS.