Clostridium Perfringens type A Toxin Production in 3 Commonly Used Culture Media

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-186

  Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano E ^a   Marcellino, Romanella ^b   Uzal, Francisco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; culture medium; intestine; lethality; phospholipase C

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS A; MUS; OVIS ARIES;

ALPHA TOXIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; LD 50; MOUSE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SHEEP;

EID: 34447315912     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900208     Document Type: Article

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