Detection of enterotoxin A and cytotoxin B, and isolation of Clostridium difficile in piglets in Minas Gerais, Brazil Detecção da enterotoxina A e citotoxina B e isolamento de Clostridium difficile em leitões em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Detection of enterotoxin A and cytotoxin B, and isolation of Clostridium difficile in piglets in Minas Gerais, Brazil Detecção da enterotoxina A e citotoxina B e isolamento de Clostridium difficile em leitões em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Clostridium difficile has emerged as a major cause of neonatal colitis in piglets, displacing classic bacterial pathogens. However, there is no information regarding the distribution of this microorganism in pig farms in Brazil. In the present study, the presence of toxins A/B and of C. difficile st...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Felipe Masiero Salvarani, Eduardo Coulaud da Costa Cruz Júnior, Prhiscylla Sadanã Pires, Renata Lara Resende Santos, Ronnie Antunes de Assis, Roberto Maurício de Carvalho Guedes, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2011-08-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
diarreia neonatal
Clostridium difficile
colite
enterite
Neonatal diarrhea
enteritis
colitis
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