A significant trend emerged from the comparative analysis of cpe -positive vs. cpe- negative strains: 80% (49/61) of cpe- negative strains carried 8 to 10 virulence genes, while 86% (69/80) of cpe -positive strains carried only five to seven virulence genes ( p < 0.05).
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Large-Scale Genomic Analyses and Toxinotyping of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Implicated in Foodborne Outbreaks in France.
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