Detection and characterization of Clostridium perfringens in the feces of healthy and diarrheic dogs

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Goldstein, Michael R ^a   Kruth, Stephen A ^a   Bersenas, Alexa M E ^a   Holowaychuk, Marie K ^a   Scott Weese, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALPHA TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BETA 2 TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS ENTEROTOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; EPSILON TOXIN; IOTA TOXIN; SHEEP BLOOD AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; INOCULATION; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84863823738     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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