An investigation of the prevalence of the toxigenic types of Clostridium perfringens in horses with anterior enteritis: Preliminary results

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Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 121-125

  Griffiths, N J ^a   Walton, J R ^a   Edwards, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior enteritis; Clostridium perfringens; Horses; PCR; Toxin typing

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE A; COLIC; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS A; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031126955     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1997.0087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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