Molecular analysis of Clostridium difficile isolates recovered from horses with diarrhea

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Arroyo, Luis G ^a   Staempfli, Henry ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Genes; Horse; Toxins; Typing

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CDTB GENE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HORSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; TCDA GENE; TCDB GENE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADP RIBOSE TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RIBOTYPING;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33846451108     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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