Table A1.
Molecular typing scheme of Clostridium perfringens strains (modified from Rood et al., 2018 [4]).
| Toxins: | Typing (Major) | Non-Typing (Minor) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPA-α | CPB-β | ETX-ε | ITX-ι | CPE * | NetB | CPB2-β2 | PFO-θ | NetF | ||
| coding gene: | cpa-plc | cpb | etx | iap | cpe * | netB | cons/aty-cpb2 | pfo | netF | |
| Toxinotype | A | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | |||||
| B | + | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | ||||
| C | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | (±) | ||||
| D | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | (±) | ||||
| E | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | (±) | ||||
| F | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | |||||
| G | + | + | (±) | (±) | (±) | |||||
CPE *: this toxin is considered minor for the Toxinotype C, D, and E, while it is typing for the Toxinotype F; cons-cpb2 = consensus cpb2; aty-cpb2 = atypical cpb2; (±) Toxins in brackets can be optionally present.