title: Detection and molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens isolates from beef, chicken and turkey meats.
abstract: Here we describe a study investigating the presence of Clostridium perfringens strains in meat samples and the toxin genes in the isolates by PCR. This study, for the first time, demonstrated the presence of C. perfringens type E in turkey meats, while C. perfringens type C strains isolated from chicken meats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aksaray University, Campus, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey. Electronic address: zekiaras@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Campus, 42075 Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Hüseyin
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hadimli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins
keywords: Beef; Chicken meat; Clostridium perfringens; PCR; Toxin genes; Turkey meat