clostridium perfringens

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Related to clostridium perfringens: Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

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clostridium perfringens - anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

genus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung

bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"

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Chicken can be a nutritious choice, but raw chicken is often contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and sometimes with Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens bacteria.

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The current study was carried out in all administrative divisions of the province to explore the prevalence of Clostridium perfringens type D in small ruminants.

Short Communication - Detection and Characterization of Clostridium perfringens Serotype D from Small Ruminants of Balochistan

For instance, turkey gravy is susceptible to contamination; poor temperature control helps the bacteria Clostridium perfringens grow, which can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

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coli, Burkholderia sp., Haemopillus somnus, Haemopillus parsuis, Clostridium perfringens, and Pantoea agglomerans.

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There are several types of bacterial infections that can affect the gut this quickly Most common is Clostridium perfringens if calves are not vaccinated for types C and D.

HOW TO TREAT Colicky Calf Bloat: A calf stretched out showing the discomfort he's experiencing, trying to relieve the gas pains

Clostridium perfringens, an important zoonotic pathogen, is capable of causing necrotic enteritis and food poisoning in humans (1,2).

Determination of multidrug resistance mechanisms in Clostridium perfringens type A isolates using RNA sequencing and 2D-electrophoresis

Clostridium perfringens is classified into five types (A-E) based on the capacity to produce one or more of the four major toxins (alpha, beta, epsilon, and iota).

Isolation and genotyping of Clostridium perfringens from goats in Minas Gerais, Brazil/ Isolamento e genotipagem de Clostridium perfringens isolados de cabras em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Acute gangrenous mastitis due to Clostridium perfringens type A and Escherichia coli in a cow.

Diagnosis and Management of Clinical Mastitis due to Clostridium perfringens in a Cow

There were also changes in differential abundance of several other gut bacterial species, including reductions in Clostridium perfringens and increases in several health-promoting bacterial species.