Isolation of a clonal population of Clostridium perfringens type A from a Belgian Blue calf with abomasal ulceration.
A case of abomasal ulceration in a 3-month-old Belgian Blue calf is described. Microscopical examination revealed the ulcers to be demarcated by a band of neutrophilic inflammation that separated underlying healthy tissue from the superficial fibrinous necrotic material in which bacteria were present. Clostridium perfringens type A was isolated from multiple ulcers and from the intestinal contents of the animal and pulsed field gel electrophoresis confirmed that the isolates comprised a genetically clonal population.
Van Immerseel
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Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. filip.vanimmerseel@ugent.be
Pardon
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Maes
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Heyndrickx
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Timbermont
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Boyen
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Haesebrouck
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Ducatelle
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Deprez
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D000018:Abomasum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*