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Genetic variation among Clostridium perfringens isolated from food and faecal specimens in Lagos.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Oct 2017
Chukwu Emelda E, Nwaokorie Francisca O, Coker Akitoye O, Avila-Campos Mario J, Ogunsola Folasade T
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BACKGROUND: Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium which is commonly present in the gastrointestinal tract of man and animals and causes enteritic diseases in animals and food poisoning in humans. Previous studies have looked at the epidemiological relationship between C. perfringens isolates from outbreak source. In this study, the genetic diversity of C. perfringens strains from...
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