Table 1.
C. perfringens strains used in this study.
| Strains | Host/ Origin |
Relevant Characteristics 1 |
References |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM101 | Human | Diarrheic FP strain, chromosomal cpe+ | [26] |
| F4969 | Human | Diarrheic NFB strain, plasmid cpe+ | [27] |
| 106902 | Horse | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [11,28] |
| 106903 | Horse | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [11,28] |
| JGS1071 | Pig | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [29,30] |
| JGS1807 | Pig | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [29,30] |
| JGS4122 | Poultry | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [31] |
| JGS4125 | Poultry | Diarrheic strain, cpb2+, cpe- | [31] |
1 FP; food poisoning, NFB; non-foodborne, cpb2; gene encoding C. perfringens beta-2 toxin, cpe; gene encoding C. perfringens enterotoxin; +, presence of genes; -, absence of genes.