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Clostridium perfringens toxin-types in lambs and kids affected with gastroenteric pathologies in Italy.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Nov 2005
Greco Grazia, Madio Anna, Buonavoglia Domenico, Totaro Marta, Corrente Marialaura, Martella Vito, Buonavoglia Canio
Abstract excerpt
A study was carried out in the South of Italy to assess the role of clostridia in neonatal diseases of lambs and kids. Eighty-seven lambs and 15 kids belonging to 25 flocks were examined and Clostridium perfringens was the microorganism most commonly identified. C. perfringens isolates were analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in order to determine the prevalence of the genes cpa, cpb, cpb2, etx, iap and...
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