Protection against avian necrotic enteritis after immunisation with NetB genetic or formaldehyde toxoids☆
•NetB from Clostridium perfringens is the major virulence factor in avian necrotic enteritis.•Vaccination with a NetB genetic or formaldehyde toxoid protects chicken in an in vivo disease model.•NetB toxoids could form the bases of an efficient vaccine against necrotic enteritis.
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763374/ |