<i >Clostridium perfringens</i> type C enteritis, necrotic villi, pig, photomicrograph

Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis, necrotic villi, pig, photomicrograph

Clostridium perfringens type C enteritis in a piglet. Note the necrotic jejunal villi with a myriad of associated bacteria of mixed morphology (indicated by arrowheads), including many large rods typical of C perfringens. H&E stain; scale bar = 200 mcm.

Courtesy of Dr. Eric R. Burrough.