title: The presence of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens strains in faeces of various animals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierärtzliche Lebensmittelhygiene der Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tschirdewahn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Notermans
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wernars
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Untermann
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins; C035598:enterotoxin, Clostridium