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Avian Pathology Volume 45, 2016 - Issue 3: Necrotic Enteritis
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens strains isolated from diseased turkeys in Italy

Davide GiovanardiLaboratorio Tre Valli, Viale A. Veronesi 5, Verona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ilenia DrigoMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Beatrice De VidiMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Fabrizio AgnolettiMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Laura VielMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Katia CapelloEpidemiological Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, ItalyView further author information
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Giacomo BertoMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Luca BanoMicrobiology and Diagnostic Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Villorba di Treviso, ItalyView further author information
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Pages 376-380 | Received 15 Nov 2015, Accepted 13 Feb 2016, Published online: 31 May 2016

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