Diffusion of Clostridium perfringens NetB positive strains in healthy and diseased chickens
For over 30 years α toxin was considered the key virulence factor responsible for the appearance of necrotic enteritis (NE) in chickens but, recently, a new toxin related to the occurrence of NE, called NetB, has been described. The aim of this work was to evaluate the CP toxin-type and th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/118 |