Prevalence of Clostridium difficile in horses

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 212-215

  Medina Torres, Carlos E ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a   Staempfli, Henry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diarrhea; Horse; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; ONTARIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RIBOTYPING;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 79960415770     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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