The presence of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains in faeces of various animals.
The presence of Clostridium perfringens in faeces of horses, cattle, poultry and pigs was determined. C. perfringens was detected in 24%, 36%, 80% and 2% of the faecal samples, respectively. Faecal samples containing enterotoxigenic strains as assessed by colony hybridization amounted to 14%, 22%, 10% and 0% respectively.
Tschirdewahn
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Institut für Tierärtzliche Lebensmittelhygiene der Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
Notermans
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Wernars
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Untermann
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins; C035598:enterotoxin, Clostridium