Pathology and diagnosis of necrotic enteritis: is it clear-cut?

Avian Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 282-287

  Smyth, Joan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

autolysis; chicken; Clostridium perfringens; diagnosis; histopathology; intestine; Necrotic enteritis; pathology; poultry

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POULTRY; VETERINARY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; NECROSIS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84975159065     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2016.1158780     Document Type: Review

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