Molecular typing of Clostridium perfringens isolated from swine in slaughterhouses from São Paulo State, Brazil Tipagem molecular de Clostridium perfringens isolados de suínos em abatedouros do estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium known as common pathogen for humans, for domestic and wildlife animals. Although infections caused by C. perfringens type C and A in swine are well studied, just a few reports describe the genetic relationship among strains in the epide...

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Main Authors: Thais Sebastiana Porfida Ferreira, Andrea Micke Moreno, Renata Rodrigues de Almeida, Cleise Ribeiro Gomes, Debora Dirani Sena de Gobbi, Pedro Henrique Nogueira de Lima Filsner, Marina Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2012-08-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782012000800020