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 ...

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 ...

How is the central nervous system targeted and why myelin specifically?Clostridium perfringens and epsilon toxin may explain many of these mysteries." An environmental trigger is required for MS to ...

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 ...

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-residue, ...

Clostridium perfringens iota toxin (iota) 1, C. difficile toxin (CDT) 2, C. spiroforme toxin (CST) 3 and C. botulinum C2 toxin 4 belong to the family of binary toxins. They consist of the enzymatic ‘A ...

Toxins Crossing the Intestinal Barrier & Targeting a Remote Organ or Tissue Bacterial toxins produced in the digestive tract, in addition to their effects on the gastrointestinal mucosa, may be ...

A clever protein inside the immune system could be used as a "weapon" against a common bacteria that in extreme cases is responsible for causing deadly flesh-eating disease, scientists from the ...

Add another clue to the mystery of multiple sclerosis: Scientists say a poison produced by common foodborne germs could be a trigger for the debilitating autoimmune disorder that affects 400,000 ...

While we may think of some bacteria as friendly and others as pathogenic, the situation can become very complex. Not only can particular strains of the same microbial species be very different - like ...

A pivotal study has uncovered the genetic nuances of the cpb2 gene in Clostridium perfringens, a bacterium responsible for intestinal infections. The research indicates that cpb2 may enhance the ...