Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming bacteria that can function without oxygen (anaerobic bacteria). These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines. Bacteria are ...

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a widespread bacterium found in the intestines of animals and humans, known for causing severe enteric diseases. It produces over 20 toxins, with the β-2 ...

Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance and control of Clostridium perfringens, say researchers. Clostridium perfringens bacteria are responsible for an estimated 80,000 cases of diarrhea in ...

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Alaska health officials have traced the source of a foodborne illness outbreak that sickened dozens of hospital workers in Homer to a single item The Department ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...

Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated items. It is sometimes caused by ...

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Maximum likelihood tree of the 228 C. perfringens strains harboring pCP13-like plasmids. The toxin genes are represented by sky blue squares, plc, cpb, etx, cpe, netB ...

A common cause of food poisoning, this bacteria’s growth might be regulated by the presence of certain amino acids. Food poisoning is a common, yet unpleasant, illness caused by eating contaminated ...