Concurrent infection with Clostridium and Plasmodium in a captive king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

Concurrent infection with Clostridium and Plasmodium in a captive king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus

Concurrent infection with Plasmodium relictum and Clostridium perfringens Type B was diagnosed in a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that died in the National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria. Macro- and microscopic pathological changes were mainly due to C. perfringens. The relative significance...

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Veröffentlicht in:Avian pathology 1994-06, Vol.23 (2), p.373-380
Hauptverfasser: Penrith, Mary-Louise, Huchzermeyer, F. W., De Wet, Sharon C., Penrith, M. J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Concurrent infection with Plasmodium relictum and Clostridium perfringens Type B was diagnosed in a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) that died in the National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria. Macro- and microscopic pathological changes were mainly due to C. perfringens. The relative significance of the two pathogens is discussed.
ISSN:0307-9457
1465-3338
DOI:10.1080/03079459408419007