Clostridium perfringens is an extremely versatile pathogen of humans and livestock, causing
wound infections like gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis), enteritis/enterocolitis …

Clostridium perfringens uses its arsenal of> 16 toxins to cause histotoxic and intestinal
infections in humans and animals. It has been unclear why this bacterium produces so many …

The intestinal microbiota is a complex microbial community, with diverse and stable
populations hosted by the gastrointestinal tract since birth. This ecosystem holds multiple …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease of the CNS thought to require an environmental
trigger. Gut dysbiosis is common in MS, but specific causative species are unknown. To …

Purpose The microbiome modulates numerous aspects of human physiology and is a
crucial factor in the development of various human diseases. Vitamin D deficiency and …

Clostridium is a broad genus of anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped, Gram-positive
bacteria that can be found in different environments all around the world. The genus …

Bacteria are known to communicate with each other and regulate their activities in social
networks by secreting and sensing signaling molecules called autoinducers, a process …

Bovine necro-haemorrhagic enteritis is an economically important disease caused by
Clostridium perfringens type A strains. The disease mainly affects calves under intensive …

The Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Clostridium perfringens is widely distributed in
nature, especially in soil and the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. C …

Clostridium perfringens type C causes severe and lethal necrotic enteritis (NE) in newborn
piglets. NE is diagnosed through a combination of pathology and bacteriologic …