In vitro inhibitory effect of hen egg white lysozyme on Clostridium perfringens type A associated with broiler necrotic enteritis and its α-toxin production

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-143

  Zhang, G ^a   Darius, S ^a   Smith, S R ^a   Ritchie, S J ^a  

^a Inovatech Bioproducts   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; ELISA; Lysozyme; Necrotic enteritis.; toxin

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ELISA; HEN EGG WHITE LYSOZYME; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NECROTIC ENTERITIS; NECROTIC ENTERITIS.; TOXIN PRODUCTION; Α-TOXIN;

ENZYMES;

ALPHA TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; EGG WHITE; LYSOZYME;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS; VEGETATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE A; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS A; ELECTRON;

EID: 33645225318     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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