MLST analysis reveals a highly conserved core genome among poultry isolates of Clostridium septicum

Anaerobe

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Neumann, Anthony P ^a   Rehberger, Thomas G ^a  

^a Agtech Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum; Gangrenous dermatitis; Malignant edema; MLST; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; GANGRENE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TURKEYS; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 64749113999     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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