INCIDENCE AND TYPING OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS IN ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED AT UPPER EGYPT

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Clostridium perfringens could be detected in 39% in buffalo, cattle and sheep carcasses. From buffalo carcasses could be isolated 7 toxigenic strains i.e. 7 type A and 2 type B, and from cattle carca sses 13 toxigenic strains i.e. 8 type A, 3 type B, 1 type C and 1 type D, while 7 toxigenic strains could be isolated from sheep carcasses i.e. 5 type A, 1 type C and 1 type D. Number of Ci. perfringens were generally low.