Clostridium septicum
Data from Federal Research Institute for Animal Health provide new insights into clostridium septicum
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 8th, 2010
A report, 'Development and validation of a multiplex real-time PCR for detection of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum,' is newly published data in Molecular and Cellular Probes. "Clostridium chauvoei is the causative agent of blackleg in cattle and sheep. The clinical symptoms of this severe disease are very similar to that of malignant edema (Clostridium septicum), infections of other Clostridium species belonging to the gas edema complex, and anthrax (Bacillus anthracis). C. chauvoei and C. septicum are closely related taxa and share many phenotypic properties hampering diagnosis by using traditional microbiological methods," scientists writing in the journal...
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