Clostridia as agents of zoonotic disease

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Songer, J Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta toxin; Clostridium difficile; Clostridium perfringens; Contaminated meat; Enterotoxin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CLOSTRIDIUM VACCINE; METRONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 73949097294     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.07.003     Document Type: Review

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