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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Main Authors: Yu Hai, Lu Yang, Dowd Scot E, Kang Zhumei, Wang Ying, Sarson Aimie J, Han Yanming, Zhou Huaijun, Gong Joshua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/260