The relation between farm specific factors and prevalence of Clostridium difficile in slaughter pigs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 130-134

  Keessen, E C ^a   van den Berkt, A J ^a   Haasjes, N H ^a   Hermanus, C ^b   Kuijper, E J ^b   Lipman, L J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; INTESTINE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FECES; INTESTINES; MEAT; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RIBOTYPING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SUIDAE;

EID: 80655144379     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.06.032     Document Type: Article

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