Clostridium perfringens type A isolates carrying the plasmid-borne enterotoxin gene (genotypes IS1151-cpe or IS1470-like-cpe) are a common cause of food poisonings.
- Lahti, Päivi
- Heikinheimo, Annamari
- Johansson, Tuula
- Korkeala, Hannu
DOIAbstract
The prevalences of various genotypes of enterotoxin gene-carrying (cpe-positive) Clostridium perfringens type A in 24 different food poisoning outbreaks were 75% (chromosomal IS1470-cpe), 21% (plasmid-borne IS1470-like-cpe), and 4% (plasmid-borne IS1151-cpe). The results show that C. perfringens type A carrying the plasmid-borne cpe is a common cause of food poisoning
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