Protegen ID Gene Name Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) NCBI Gene ID NCBI Nucleotide GI NCBI Protein GI Locus Tag Genbank Accession Protein Accession Protein Name Protein Annotation Molecule Role Molecule Role Annotation COG PMID 852 plc from Clostridium perfringens str. 13 Clostridium perfringens str. 13 988262 18309018 CPE0036 NP_560952.1 phospholipase C Virulence factor MUTATION: plc mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6425:Awad et al., 1995]. 7746141 853 pfoA Clostridium perfringens str. 13 988404 18309145 CPE0163 BA000016 NP_561079 perfringolysin O Virulence factor TOXIN: perfringolysin O is a pore forming toxin that kills eukaryotic cells by making holes in the cell membrane by attaching to cholesterol [Ref6426:Rossjohn et al., 1997]. 9182756 854 virS from Clostridium perfringens str. 13 Clostridium perfringens str. 13 989810 18310482 CPE1500 NP_562416.1 two-component sensor histidine kinase Virulence factor MUTATION: virS mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6427:Lyristis et al., 1994]. COG2972T, under T: Signal transduction mechanisms 8052128 1908 pCPF5603_44 Clostridium perfringens 3897013 86559647 pCPF5603_44 AB236337 YP_473467 beta-2 toxin Virulence factor MUTATION: beta toxin null mutants are attenuated in rabbit ileal loop model of disease [Ref6597:Sayeed et al., 2008]. 18078439 1921 plc from Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 4201274 110800852 CPF_0042 YP_694509.1 phospholipase C Virulence factor MUTATION: plc mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6425:Awad et al., 1995]. 7746141 1922 virS from Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 4203452 110801372 CPF_1751 YP_696187.1 sensor histidine kinase VirS Virulence factor MUTATION: virS mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6427:Lyristis et al., 1994]. COG2972T, under T: Signal transduction mechanisms 8052128 1923 cpe Clostridium perfringens SM101 4204801 110801889 CPR_0381 CP000312 YP_697710 enterotoxin Cpe Virulence factor MUTATION: cpe knockout mutant is avirulent in rabbit ileal loop model [Ref6609:Sarker et al., 1999]. 10476029 1924 virS from Clostridium perfringens SM101 Clostridium perfringens SM101 4204855 110802912 CPR_1481 YP_698800.1 sensor histidine kinase VirS Virulence factor MUTATION: virS mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6427:Lyristis et al., 1994]. COG2972T, under T: Signal transduction mechanisms 8052128 1925 plc from Clostridium perfringens SM101 Clostridium perfringens SM101 4205371 110802823 CPR_0041 YP_697384.1 phospholipase C Virulence factor MUTATION: plc mutant is attenuated in mice [Ref6425:Awad et al., 1995]. 7746141 3367 pCP8533etx_p28 Clostridium perfringens 7003474 209947607 pCP8533etx_p28 M80837 YP_002291114 epsilon toxin Virulence factor TOXIN: epsilon-toxin interacts with vascular endothelial cells and increases the vessel wall permeability by direct damage of the endothelium [Ref6801:Adamson et al., 2005]. 16041001