Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens intestinal infections in sheep and goats

Anaerobe

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Uzal, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxaemia; Goat; Intestinal infections; Sheep

Indexed keywords

6 (GAMMA GLUTAMYL)LYSINE; GLUCOSE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN TISSUE; CADAVER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIRCULATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET; GOAT; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMALL INTESTINE; SPECIES; TISSUE SECTION; TOXEMIA; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1942453929     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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