Acute myonecrosis in horse caused by Clostridium novyi type A

Farias, Luana D'avilaAzevedo, Marcos Da SilvaTrost, Maria ElisaDe La Côrte, Flávio DesessardsIrigoyen, Luiz FranciscoVargas, Agueda Castagna de

The objective of this study was to describe the first report involving a case of equine acute myonecrosis caused by C. novyi type A with an emphasis on clinical signs, the pathological and bacteriological analysis, and molecular identification of the microorganisms as the key of the definitive diagnosis.(AU)

1. Clostridium novyi
2. Malignant edema
3. 16SrRNA gene
4. Equine
5. Anaerobe infection