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Isolation of a Clonal Population of Clostridium perfringens type A from a Belgian Blue Calf with Abomasal Ulceration

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 143; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.02.004

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Filip Van Immerseel, Bart Pardon, S. Maes, Marc Heyndrickx, Leen Timbermont, Filip Boyen, Freddy Haesebrouck, Richard Ducatelle, Piet Deprez,

Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus

A case of abomasal ulceration in a 3-month-old Belgian Blue calf is described. Microscopical examination revealed the ulcers to be demarcated by a band of neutrophilic inflammation that separated underlying healthy tissue from the superficial fibrinous necrotic material in which bacteria were present. Clostridium perfringens type A was isolated from multiple ulcers and from the intestinal contents of the animal and pulsed field gel electrophoresis confirmed that the isolates comprised a genetically clonal population.