Clostridium perfringens
Enzymology and Protein EngineeringValidation and Stabilization of a Prophage Lysin of Clostridium perfringens by Using Yeast Surface Display and Coevolutionary ModelsBacteriophage lysins exhibit high specificity and activity toward host bacteria with which the phage coevolved. These properties of lysins make them attractive for use as antimicrobials. Although there has been significant effort to develop platforms for rapid lysin engineering, there have been numerous shortcomings when pursuing the ultrahigh throughput necessary for the discovery of rare combinations of mutations to improve...
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyPoikilothermic Animals as a Previously Unrecognized Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a Backwater Ecosystem of a Large River
The current fecal indicator concept is based on the assumption that the standard fecal indicator bacteria (SFIB) Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci, and Clostridium perfringens multiply significantly only in the guts of humans and other homeothermic animals and can therefore indicate fecal...
- Genetics and Molecular Biology | SpotlightConjugation-Mediated Horizontal Gene Transfer of Clostridium perfringens Plasmids in the Chicken Gastrointestinal Tract Results in the Formation of New Virulent Strains
- Public Health MicrobiologyFreshwater Suspended Sediments and Sewage Are Reservoirs for Enterotoxin-Positive Clostridium perfringens
- Enzymology and Protein EngineeringCharacterization of a Unique Class C Acid Phosphatase from Clostridium perfringens