Bacterial intestinal flora associated with enterotoxaemia in Belgian Blue calves

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-32

  Manteca, C ^a   Daube, G ^a   Pirson, V ^a   Limbourg, B ^b   Kaeckenbeeck, A ^a   Mainil, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Lab Prov Lutte Contre Les M   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian Blue cattle; Bovine enterotoxaemia; Cattle bacteria; Clostridium perfringens; Clostridium sp.; Toxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; TOXEMIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROTOXEMIA; GRAM-POSITIVE RODS; INTESTINES; RECTUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0035800254     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(01)00329-7     Document Type: Article

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