Toxin genotyping of Clostridium perfringens field strains isolated from healthy and diseased chickens

Clostridium perfringens is well known as the aetiological agent of necrotic enteritis in chicken. Type A and type C are considered the C. perfringens toxin types responsible for this disease. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of genes coding for α, β, &epsilo...

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Main Authors: Luca Bano, Barbara Marcon, Tiziana Ferro, Francesca Bettini, Monia Cocchi, Cosetta Bacchin, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Ilenia Drigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/394