Prevalence and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile isolated from feedlot beef cattle upon arrival and mid-feeding period

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Costa, Marcio C ^a   Reid Smith, Richard ^b   Gow, Sheryl ^c   Hannon, Sherry J ^c   Booker, Calvin ^c   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Benedict, Katharine M ^d   Morley, Paul S ^d   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd   (Canada)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Foodborne; Oxytetracycline; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; HOUSING, ANIMAL;

EID: 84858971853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-38     Document Type: Article

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