title: Isolation of Clostridium perfringens type A from wild bharals (Pseudois nayaur) following sudden death in Tibet, China.
abstract: Dozens of wild bharals died suddenly in Tibet. Necropsy showed severe congestion and hemorrhage in multiple organs, with large numbers of Gram-positive bacilli. Strains of Clostridium perfringens type A were isolated from the different organs and the intestinal contents. The other possible pathogens were ruled out by PCR.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Lingwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Tiecheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Haiyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Yixiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, 130122, Jilin, China. Electronic address: xuejung@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Xuejun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D058889:Molecular Typing; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012418:Ruminants / Q000382:microbiology*; D018609:Tibet; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; C040649:alpha toxin, Clostridium perfringens
keywords: Clostridium perfringens type A; Sudden death; Wild bharals