Association between Key-Gaskell syndrome and infection by Clostridium botulinum type C/D

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 111-115

  Nunn, F ^a   Cave, T A ^b,c   Knottenbelt, C ^b   Poxton, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c The Animal Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN C; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CAT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE C; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; ILEUM; KEY GASKELL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 4344645833     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.4.111     Document Type: Article

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