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From: Necrotizing hepatitis caused by Clostridium novyi type B in a dog with no predisposing liver lesions: a case report

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Liver cytology at the time of initial diagnosis (Day 0). There are many vacuolated hepatocytes and moderately increased numbers of degenerate neutrophils admixed with frequent 4 μm × 1 μm bacilli that frequently contain a terminal endospore imparting a “safety pin” morphology (thin arrows). Bacteria are commonly identified within degenerate neutrophils (star) and associated with hepatocytes (thick arrows). Giemsa, 50X magnification

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