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.

Previous studies have suggested that C. perfringens, and in particular epsilon toxin, may play a role in triggering MS. Late last year Linden and her colleagues discovered C. perfringens type B (a ...

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 toxin (CPB2) being ...

C. perfringens types B and D carry a gene (epsilon toxin) that emits a protoxin—a non-active precursor form of the toxin—which is turned into the potent "epsilon" toxin within the intestines ...

Clostridium perfringens has been been found to be a potential trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to US researchers. Epsilon toxin is produced by certain strains of Clostridium perfringens ...

Curbing C. Difficile's Toxin Production Date: September 8, 2007 Source: Tufts University, Health Sciences Summary: Researchers have discovered how the protein CodY controls toxin production of ...

Of 1358 patients screened by investigators, 1317 were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to receive C difficile vaccine lot 1 (18–000738), C difficile vaccine lot 2 ...

When monoflora chickens with Lactobacillus acidophilus or Streptococcus faecalis were inoculated with Clostridium perfringens either in broth culture or resuspended in Gifu anaerobic medium broth or ...

C. perfringens containing the CPE gene was recovered from all five stool specimens and from all four turkey samples; one turkey sample contained >105 CFU/g. “These findings confirm the need for ...