AIMS
Clostridium perfringens type A causes both clinical and subclinical forms of necrotic enteritis in domestic avian species. In this study the inhibitory effect of hen egg white lysozyme on the vegetative form of Cl. perfringens type A and the production of alpha-toxin in vitro was investigated.
METHODS AND RESULTS
A micro-broth dilution assay was used to evaluate the minimal inhibitory co...