Molecularepidemiological study of Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis;Die nekrotisierende Enteritis des Saugferkels durch Clostridium perfringens Typ C : II. Molekularepidemiologische Studie

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 275-281

  Gut, P ^a   Luginbuhl A ^b   Nicolet, J ^a,c   Boerlin, P ^a   Burnens, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Tierarztpraxis Dr A Luginbühl ^*

^c Inst für Veteroiarbakteriol   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens type C; Enteritis; Molecular epidemiology; Piglet; Ribotyping; Toxin genotypes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CPB PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENTERITIS; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036597257     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.144.6.275     Document Type: Article

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