Comparison of four techniques for the detection of Clostridium perfringens type D epsilon toxin in intestinal contents and other body fluids of sheep and goats

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-99

  Uzal, F A ^a,d   Kelly, W R ^a   Thomas, R ^b   Hornitzky, M ^c   Galea, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OVIS ARIES;

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STOMACH JUICE; TOXEMIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BODY FLUIDS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROTOXEMIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP DISEASES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 0038687303     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500202     Document Type: Article

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