Gene expression profiling within the spleen of <it>Clostridium perfringens-</it>challenged Broilers fed antibiotic-medicated and non-medicated diets
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Clostridium perfringens </it>(Cp) is a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that causes necrotic enteritis (NE) in poultry when it overgrows in the small intestine. NE disease has previously been controlled through the u...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/260 |