Bacterium Clostridium perfringens may be MS trigger

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Re: Bacterium Clostridium perfringens may be MS trigger

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dwsn wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:07 pmThere are different types of C. perfringens bacteria based on the production of different toxins. This bacteria can produce close to 20 different toxins. The toxin identified as a common cause of food poisoning is called the "enterotoxin." The toxin that has been implicated in multiple sclerosis is called "epsilon toxin." C. perfringens type B and type D produce the epsilon toxin, and these epsilon toxin producing types of C. perfringens are not at all common in human beings; are not related to human food poisoning, but have recently been found in MS patients. Types B and D were previously thought to be exclusive to livestock, where they can produce a disease that looks very similar to MS.
Thank you for the additional information.
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