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Clostridium sordellii genome analysis reveals plasmid localized toxin genes encoded within pathogeni...

Clostridium sordellii genome analysis reveals plasmid localized toxin genes encoded within pathogeni...

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Clostridium sordellii genome analysis reveals plasmid localized toxin genes encoded within pathogenicity loci

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Clostridium sordellii genome analysis reveals plasmid localized toxin genes encoded within pathogenicity loci

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC genomics, 2015-05, Vol.16 (1), p.392, Article 392

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Clostridium sordellii can cause severe infections in animals and humans, the latter associated with trauma, toxic shock and often-fatal gynaecological infections. Strains can produce two large clostridial cytotoxins (LCCs), TcsL and TcsH, related to those produced by Clostridium difficile, Clostridium novyi and Clostridium perfringens, but the gene...

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Clostridium sordellii genome analysis reveals plasmid localized toxin genes encoded within pathogenicity loci

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4434542

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4434542

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ISSN

1471-2164

E-ISSN

1471-2164

DOI

10.1186/s12864-015-1613-2

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