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Isolation and molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens from healthy Merino lambs in Patagonia region, Argentina.
Anaerobe - 1 Feb 2017
Mignaqui A C, Marcellino R B, Ronco T, Pappalardo J S, Nonnemann B, Pedersen K, Robles C A
Abstract excerpt
The presence and molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens in healthy Merino lambs over a six-month period was investigated in this study. Overall, a high prevalence of C. perfringens was detected, even in day-old lambs. Even though the majority of the isolates were characterized as being of type A, types C and D were also isolated. Furthermore, a high genetic diversity was observed by PFGE among the...
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