Infectious agents associated with epizootic rabbit enteropathy: Isolation and attempts to reproduce the syndrome

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 493-500

  Marlier, D ^a   Dewree R ^a   Lassence, C ^a   Licois, D ^b   Mainil, J ^a   Coudert, P ^b   Meulemans, L ^c   Ducatelle, R ^c   Vindevogel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Clostridium perfringens; Epizootic rabbit enteropathy; Inoculation; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SIMULATION; ENTEROPATHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750976724     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.07.011     Document Type: Article

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