Characterization of Clostridium perfringens isolated from mammals and birds from Guwahati city, India

Of the 102 samples collected from mammals and birds, both domestic and captive wild, 48 were found to be positive for Clostridium perfringens. Most of the mammal isolates (84.38%) appeared to have been collected from clinically affected animals, while 33.33% of the bird samples were from clinically...

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Main Authors: Mafruza S Rahman, RK Sharma, P Borah, A Chakraborty, Mandakini RK Devi, N Longjam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000100010