Gerbil Tyzzer disease: fatal enterohepatic infection caused by Clostridium piliforme
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*[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Tyzzer disease is a naturally occurring infection of the intestine and liver caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Clostridium piliforme, and is the most frequently reported fatal infectious disease of gerbils.