Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Isolation of a clonal population of Clostridium perfringens type A from a Belgian Blue calf with abomasal ulceration.
- Journal:
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Van Immerseel, F et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology
Abstract
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.
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