Clinicopathologic features of experimental Clostridium perfringens type D enterotoxemia in cattle

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1213-1220

  Filho, E J F ^a   Carvalho, A U ^a   Assis, R A ^b   Lobato, F F ^a   Rachid, M A ^a   Carvalho, A A ^b   Ferreira, P M ^a   Nascimento, R A ^b   Fernandes, A A ^a   Vidal, J E ^c   Uzal, F A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b LANAGRO   (Brazil)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Clostridium perfringens type D; Enterotoxemia; Epsilon toxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROTOXEMIA; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROTOXEMIA; LUNG; MALE; MICE;

EID: 75649103205     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.08-VP-0304-U-FL     Document Type: Article

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