The association of Clostridium botulinum type C with equine grass sickness: A toxicoinfection?

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 492-499

  Hunter, L C ^a   Miller, J K ^b   Poxton, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Biotrix   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C2 toxin; C3 exoenzyme; Clostridium botulinum type C; Dysautonomia; Equine grass sickness; Horse; Neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BOTULISM; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ILEUM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ILEUM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 0033220486     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03857.x     Document Type: Article

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