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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Microbiol Spectr. 2018 Sep;6(5):10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0003-2017. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0003-2017

Table 2:

Clostridium perfringens enteric diseases of livestock and poultry

Type Main enteric disease Toxin
A Necrotic enteritis in chickens, turkeys and possibly other avian species NetB (necrotic enteritis B-like toxin)
Possible necrotizing and hemorrhagic enteritis in dogs and foals NetF ? (necrotic enteritis F-like toxin)
B Lamb dysentery; possible necrotizing enteritis in horses CPB (beta-toxin), ETX (epsilon toxin)
C Necrotizing enteritis in neonatal calves, foals, lambs, piglets and possibly other species CPB (CPE may be synergistic in some cases)
D Enterotoxemia in sheep, goats and cattle ETX
E Possible hemorrhagic enteritis in cattle and rabbits ITX (iota toxin)
F Possible enteric disease in horses, dogs and other species CPE (enterotoxin ?)
G Avian Necrotic Enteritis NetB