Molecular analysis of the virulence determinants of Clostridium perfringens associated with foal diarrhoea

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-294

  Netherwood, T ^a   Wood, J L N ^a   Mumford, J A ^a   Chanter, N ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Epidemiology; Foal diarrhoea; Genotyping; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0032061078     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(05)80025-5     Document Type: Article

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