Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in pig feces by PCR

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 360-366

  Alvarez Perez, S ^a   Alba, P ^a   Blanco, J L ^a   Garcia, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; DNA isolation; Feces; Molecular diagnostic; Pig; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SUIDAE;

EID: 71749104488     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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