Pleased to share @raymondkiu's tour de force paper published @naturemicrobiol exploring Clostridium perfringens pathogenic signatures in preterm infants! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01385-z
Particular genomic and virulence traits associated with preterm infant-derived toxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains - Nature Microbiology
Genomic and phenotypic analyses of 272 infant-associated Clostridium perfringens isolates suggest that pfoA is an important toxin gene in C. perfringens linked with preterm infant intestinal diseases.