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Emergence of genetic diversity and multi-drug resistant Clostridium perfringens from wild birds.
BMC veterinary research - 6 Jul 2024
Song Xinglong, Zhong Zhenyu, Bai Jiade, Pu Tianchun, Wang Xuehan, He Hongxuan, Chen Yaqian, Yang Congshan, Zhang Qingxun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is an important zoonotic microorganism that can cause animal and human infections, however information about the prevalence status in wild birds of this pathogenic bacterium is currently limited. RESULT: In this study, 57 strains of C. perfringens were isolated from 328 fecal samples of wild birds. All the isolates were identified as type A and 70.18% of the...
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