Research Note: First report on the detection of necrotic enteritis (NE) B-like toxin in biological samples from NE-afflicted chickens using capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

ABSTRACT: Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a devastating enteric disease caused by Clostridium perfringens type G. One of the pore-forming toxins, NE B-like (NetB) toxin, secreted by pathogenic C. perfringens type G, has been proposed to be the main virulent factor in NE pathogenesis. The present study ai...

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Main Authors: Kyung-Woo Lee, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Woohyun Kim, Inkyung Park, Charles Li, Mingmin Lu, Charles L. Hofacre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121002248