Gerbil Tyzzer disease: fatal enterohepatic infection caused by Clostridium piliforme
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> Naturally occurring Tyzzer disease , an enterohepatic disease caused by the obligately intracellular bacterium Clostridium piliforme , is the most frequently described fatal infectious disease of gerbils .
Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_gerbil.txt (first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text).
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Naturally occurring Tyzzer disease , an enterohepatic disease caused by the obligately intracellular bacterium Clostridium piliforme , is the most frequently described fatal infectious disease of gerbils .