<i >Clostridium perfringens</i> type C enteritis, histopathology, pig

Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis, histopathology, pig

C perfringens type C enteritis in a piglet; H&E stain. Note the necrotic jejunal villi with myriad associated bacteria of mixed morphology (indicated by arrowheads), including many large rods typical of C perfringens. Sc.

Courtesy of Dr. Eric R. Burrough.