The EngCP endo α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase is a virulence factor involved in Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene infections.
In conclusion, we have obtained evidence that EngCP is required for virulence in C. perfringens and, although classical exotoxins are important for disease, we have now shown that an O-glycosidase also plays an important role in the disease process.
PMID: 31987726 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Cheung JK, Adams V, D'Souza D, James M, Day CJ, Jennings MP, Lyras D, Rood JI Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: research
More News: Clostridium Perfringens | Gangrene | Gas Gangrene (Myonecrosis) | Genetics | Microbiology | Science | Study