Clostridium perfringens type E enteritis in calves: Two cases and a brief review of the literature

Anaerobe

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-242

  Songer, J Glenn ^a   Miskimmins, Dale W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine neonatal enteritis; Clostridium perfringens; Hemorrhagic enteritis; Iota toxin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TOXEMIA;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3543116769     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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