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Toxins 2010, 2(7), 1913-1927; doi:10.3390/toxins2071913
Review
NetB, a Pore-Forming Toxin from Necrotic Enteritis Strains of Clostridium perfringens
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CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
2
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 22 June 2010; in revised form: 9 July 2010 / Accepted: 22 July 2010 / Published: 23 July 2010
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Enterotoxins)
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Abstract: The Clostridium perfringens necrotic enteritis B-like toxin (NetB) is a recently discovered member of the β-barrel pore-forming toxin family and is produced by a subset of avian C. perfringens type A strains. NetB is cytotoxic for avian cells and is associated with avian necrotic enteritis. This review examines the current state of knowledge of NetB: its role in pathogenesis, its distribution and expression in C. perfringens and its vaccine potential.
Keywords: NetB; necrotic enteritis; Clostridium perfringens; pore-forming toxin
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Keyburn, A.L.; Bannam, T.L.; Moore, R.J.; Rood, J.I. NetB, a Pore-Forming Toxin from Necrotic Enteritis Strains of Clostridium perfringens. Toxins 2010, 2, 1913-1927.
AMA StyleKeyburn AL, Bannam TL, Moore RJ, Rood JI. NetB, a Pore-Forming Toxin from Necrotic Enteritis Strains of Clostridium perfringens. Toxins. 2010; 2(7):1913-1927.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeyburn, Anthony L.; Bannam, Trudi L.; Moore, Robert J.; Rood, Julian I. 2010. "NetB, a Pore-Forming Toxin from Necrotic Enteritis Strains of Clostridium perfringens." Toxins 2, no. 7: 1913-1927.