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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2011-08-01
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Series: | Ciência Rural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782011000800021 |
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