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Genetic diversity of Clostridium perfringens isolated from healthy broiler chickens at a commercial farm.
Veterinary microbiology - 5 Feb 2008
Chalmers G, Martin S W, Hunter D B, Prescott J F, Weber L J, Boerlin P
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium perfringens is an important commensal and bacterial pathogen of many animal species. It has particular significance in poultry, where it may cause necrotic enteritis. Our objective was to characterize the population diversity of C. perfringens colonizing healthy birds, and to observe how diversity changed over time. Isolates were obtained from broiler chicken cecal samples in two barns on a single...
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