Detection of A/B toxin and isolation of Clostridium difficile and Clostridiumperfringens from foals

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 671-675

  Silva, R O S ^a   Ribeiro, M G ^b   Palhares, M S ^a   Borges, A S ^b   Maranhao R P A ^a   Silva, M X ^a   Lucas, T M ^b   Olivo, G ^b   Lobato, F C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A B toxins; Colitis; Horse; Nosocomial diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EQUIDAE;

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

A/B TOXINS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSOCOMIAL DIARRHOEA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

A/B TOXINS; COLITIS; HORSE; NOSOCOMIAL DIARRHOEA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84885471858     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12046     Document Type: Article

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