Diarrhea associated with enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens in a red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-266

  Weese, J Scott ^a   Staempfli, Henri R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Diarrhea; Geochelone carbonaria; Red footed tortoise; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN, CLOSTRIDIUM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; METRONIDAZOLE; TURTLES;

EID: 0034207795     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0265:DAWECP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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