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Anaerobe
; 43: 35-38, 2017 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27847333
RESUMO
The presence and molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens in healthy Merino lambs over a six-month period was investigated in this study. Overall, a high prevalence of C. perfringens was detected, even in day-old lambs. Even though the majority of the isolates were characterized as being of type A, types C and D were also isolated. Furthermore, a high genetic diversity was observed by PFGE among the type A isolates.