β2-toxin of clostridium perfringens in a hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) with enteritis

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 806-808

  Nikolaou, Georgios N ^a,c   Kik, Marja J L ^a,b   Van Asten, Alphons J A M ^a   Gröne, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Wildlife Health Centre   (Netherlands)

^c Veterinary Officer A   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

2 toxin; Clostridium perfringens; Cpb2; Diarrhea; Papio hamadryas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; NEMATODA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; TRICHURIS;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CPB2 PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MONKEY DISEASE; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MONKEY DISEASES; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 72649095434     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0081.1     Document Type: Article

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