Clostridium perfringens: a review of the disease in pigs, horses and broiler chickens

Clostridium perfringens is a gram-positive, anaerobic, fermentative, spore-forming bacillus that may be found in the environment but is more commonly found as part of the microbiota of humans and animals. The bacterium is considered a common enteric pathogen; however, the pathogenesis and predisposi...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Carlos Augusto Oliveira Junior, Roberto Maurício Carvalho Guedes, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-06-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015000601027&lng=en&tlng=en