Ulcerative enterocolitis in two goats associated with enterotoxin- and beta2 toxin-positive Clostridium perfringens type D

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 668-672

  Uzal, Francisco A ^a   Fisher, Derek J ^b   Saputo, Juliann ^a   Sayeed, Sameera ^b   McClane, Bruce A ^b   Songer, Glenn ^c   Trinh, Hien T ^c   Miyakawa, Mariano E Fernandez ^a   Gard, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta2; Clostridium perfringens; Enterotoxemia; Enterotoxin; Epsilon toxin; Goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OVIS ARIES;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CPB2 PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; ENTEROCOLITIS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS;

EID: 55449092042     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000526     Document Type: Article

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