leukotoxin and Clostridium-Infections

leukotoxin has been researched along with Clostridium-Infections* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for leukotoxin and Clostridium-Infections

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Leukotoxic activity of Clostridium perfringens of equine origin. Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B, 1990, Volume: 37, Issue:4 Leukotoxic activity of equine isolates of Clostridium perfringens type A was examined. Thirty-seven isolates (94.9%) of 39 isolates demonstrated leukotoxic effects on mouse peritoneal macrophages. Phase contrast microscopy revealed that the toxic preparations induced rounded protoplasmic extrusion and sometimes destruction of the cells, leaving some membrane fragments. These findings suggest that the leukotoxic activity could be considered to be a virulence factor of C. perfringens. Topics: Animals; Bacterial Toxins; Cell Survival; Clostridium Infections; Clostridium perfringens; Cytotoxins; Exotoxins; Horse Diseases; Horses; Macrophages; Mice; Virulence	1990

Article

Year

Leukotoxic activity of Clostridium perfringens of equine origin.

Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B, 1990, Volume: 37, Issue:4

Leukotoxic activity of equine isolates of Clostridium perfringens type A was examined. Thirty-seven isolates (94.9%) of 39 isolates demonstrated leukotoxic effects on mouse peritoneal macrophages. Phase contrast microscopy revealed that the toxic preparations induced rounded protoplasmic extrusion and sometimes destruction of the cells, leaving some membrane fragments. These findings suggest that the leukotoxic activity could be considered to be a virulence factor of C. perfringens.

Topics: Animals; Bacterial Toxins; Cell Survival; Clostridium Infections; Clostridium perfringens; Cytotoxins; Exotoxins; Horse Diseases; Horses; Macrophages; Mice; Virulence

1990