Sudden death associated with Clostridium sordellii in captive lions (Panthera leo)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 370-374

  De La Fe, C ^a   Rodriguez J M ^b   Ramirez G A ^b   Hervas J ^b   Gil, J ^b   Poveda, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clostridium sordellii; Feline; Myositis; Panthera leo; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYOSITIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; LIONS; MALE; MYOSITIS;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; FELIDAE; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 33646465279     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-3-370     Document Type: Article

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