Detection by polymerase chain reaction of Clostridium perfringens producing epsilon toxin in faeces and in gastrointestinal contents of goats

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-17

  Uzal, F A ^a   Plumb, J J ^a   Blackall, L L ^a   O'Boyle, D ^a   Kelly, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA EXTRACTION; EPSILON TOXINS; GASTROINTESTINAL; GENES ENCODING; IN-CONTROL; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MONENSIN; TOXIN PRODUCTION; UPPER LAYER;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIOCIN; EPSILON TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030016224     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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