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. 1972 Jan;23(1):196–197. doi: 10.1128/am.23.1.196-197.1972

Use of Dogs as an Assay for Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin1

M L Bartlett a,2, Homer W Walker a, Richard Ziprin a,3
PMCID: PMC380310  PMID: 4333896

Abstract

Three techniques for using the dog as an assay organism for Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin are described. These are believed to be more convenient than ligated ileal-loop procedures.

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